却 - què - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 4 - Medium
7 strokes
Simplified (switch to Traditional)

却 (卻)

què

Definition

but
yet
however
while
nevertheless

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

脚

jiǎo

foot; feet; footsie; footsy

Related words (20)

却倒

què dào

but on the contrary; but unexpectedly

just now

nevertheless; actually; the fact is ...

to step back

to prevent or treat a disease

却之不恭

què zhī bù gōng

to refuse would be impolite

了却

liǎo què

to resolve; to settle

to cool off; cooling

to forget

to discard

to repel; to decline

to save; to get rid of (so saving space)

谢却

xiè què

to decline; to refuse politely

退却

tuì què

to retreat; to shrink back

coolant

cooling tower

cooling water (in a reactor)

了却此生

liǎo què cǐ shēng

to die; to be done with this world

情不可却

qíng bù kě què

unable to refuse because of affection

望而却步

wàng ér què bù

to shrink back; to flinch

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