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卻
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却
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withdraw

HSK 10
Human →Actions →Movement
què
キャク
かえ.って、しりぞ.く、しりぞ.ける
각
Phonosemantic compound. 卩 represents the meaning and 谷 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (卻)
𧮫 roof of the mouth+ 卩 person kneeling =
卻 withdraw
𧮫 Phonetic component
jué roof of the mouth
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卩 Meaning component
jié person kneeling
seal
Simplified (却)
去 go+ 卩 person kneeling =
却 but
去 Phonetic component
qù go
go away, leave, depart
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卩 Meaning component
jié person kneeling
seal
Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
却
Regular
Modern
Chinese
却 / 卻 [què]
but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (21)
冷却 [lěng​què] #10,198
to cool off
忘却 [wàng​què] #10,173
to forget
退却 [tuì​què] #24,180
to retreat
了却 [liǎo​què] #37,521
to resolve
望而却步 [wàng​'ér​què​bù] #52,815
to shrink back
冷却剂 [lěng​què​jì] #35,079
coolant
冷却塔 [lěng​què​tǎ] #47,762
cooling tower
省却 [shěng​què] #39,928
to save
抛却 [pāo​què] #40,606
to discard
却步 [què​bù] #42,352
to step back
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