而

Derived characters

 * Appendix:Chinese radical/而

Glyph origin
– a beard. Original form of or.

Etymology

 * "you; your"
 * From . Cognate with and is considered a variant form thereof.


 * "then", "and"
 * Unstressed form of (, p. 45).

Definitions

 * 1) and used to connect two clauses or adjectives
 * 2) then connecting two verbs or verb-phrases; and
 * 3) and yet; but; nevertheless conjunction indicating concession or contrast
 * 4) to often used with
 * 5)  you; your
 * 1) and yet; but; nevertheless conjunction indicating concession or contrast
 * 2) to often used with
 * 3)  you; your
 * 1) to often used with
 * 2)  you; your
 * 1) to often used with
 * 2)  you; your
 * 1)  you; your
 * 1)  you; your
 * 1)  you; your
 * 1)  you; your
 * 1)  you; your
 * 1)  you; your
 * 1)  you; your
 * 1)  you; your
 * 1)  you; your
 * 1)  you; your
 * 1)  you; your
 * 1)  you; your
 * 1)  you; your
 * 1)  you; your
 * 1)  you; your

Etymology
From.

Affix

 * : and, then, thus

Hanja




Han character

 * 1) (Literary Chinese) and, and then