而
HSK 4 · Upper intermediate
而 Stroke Order: How to Write 而
- Pinyin
- ér
- Meaning
- and; as well as; and so
- Total strokes
- 6
More meanings
and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
Preparing your character…
Every character begins with a single stroke.
One stroke at a time
6 strokes而 — 6 strokes
Radical: 而 ér (and, and then, and yet)
Strokes in order
- 1.横héng · Horizontal stroke
- 2.撇piě · Left-falling stroke
- 3.竖shù · Vertical stroke
- 4.横折钩héng zhé gōu · Horizontal turning hook stroke
- 5.竖shù · Vertical stroke
- 6.竖shù · Vertical stroke