CHINESE CHARACTER

却 (què): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

què

still, but; decline; retreat

HSK 47 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

卩

Primary radical

卩 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 却.

去

Phonetic component

去 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 7

Write 却 in 7 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 却

却què

HSK 4 · but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline

冷却lěngquè

HSK 7-9 · (lit. and fig.) to cool

退却tuìquè

HSK 7-9 · to retreat; to shrink back

Examples using 却

却

他保证过会来却没有来。

Tā bǎo zhèng guò huì lái què méi yǒu lái。

He promised to come, but he didn't come.

冷却

在你侍酒前最好先将白葡萄酒冷却一下。

Zài nǐ shì jiǔ qián zuì hǎo xiān jiāng bái pú táo jiǔ lěng què yí xià。

It's better to chill white wine before you serve it.

FAQ

What does 却 (què) mean in Chinese?

still, but; decline; retreat

How do you write 却 in stroke order?

却 has 7 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 却?

卩 is the radical in 却. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 却?

却 (què): but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; 冷却 (lěngquè): (lit. and fig.) to cool; 退却 (tuìquè): to retreat; to shrink back.