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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- que4
- English meanings
- however, but, yet, indeed
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 去; right 卩.
Meaning & sound clues
卩 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “seal”.
去 is identified as the sound component (qù). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 却.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
true; reliable; indeed
lack
sparrow; bird
magpie
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 了却
- 却是
- 退却