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却

què

but; yet

A person stepping back from a doorway
Memory picture

Character

却 què

Strokes
7
Radical
卩 — seal
Made of
去 to go away, to leave, to depart 卩 seal
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我想去却没钱。 Wǒ xiǎng qù què méi qián. I want to go, but I have no money.
  • 他累却开心。 Tā lèi què kāixīn. He is tired but happy.
  • 天冷却不下雪。 Tiān lěng què bú xià xuě. It is cold, but it does not snow.

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