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Originally a pictograph of a beard, now written as 耏. The current use as a conjunction is a phonetic loan.
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Historical Evolution
而
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
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Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
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Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
而 [ér]
and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (200)
而且 [érqiě] #212
(not only ...) but also
而已 [éryǐ] #613
that's all
而是 [érshì] #1,359
rather
然而 [rán'ér] #2,563
however
从而 [cóng'ér] #7,308
thus
从而 [cóng'ér] #7,308
thus
反而 [fǎn'ér] #4,795
instead
而言 [éryán] #1,787
with regard to (preceding phrase)
因而 [yīn'ér] #15,381
therefore
进而 [jìn'ér] #20,683
and then (what follows next)
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JAPANESE WORDS (21)
似て非なる [にてひなる] #32,458
similar but different
然るに [しかるに] #42,660
however
形而上学 [けいじじょうがく] #44,316
metaphysics
似非 [えせ] #47,807
false
然る後 [しかるのち] #51,587
thereafter
形而上 [けいじじょう] #53,264
metaphysical
⭐ 而して [そして] #57,034
and
爾来 [じらい] #60,673
since then
爾後 [じご] #83,933
thereafter
形而下 [けいじか] #99,775
physical
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KOREAN WORDS (1)