• 287th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 20 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. què (que4)but • yet • however • while • to go back • to decline • to retreat • nevertheless • even though

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for què (que4)The component is pronounced as '' (qu4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

冷却 (冷卻)
忘却 (忘卻)

Uncommon

却步 (卻步)
抛却 (拋卻)
望而却步 (望而卻步)
退却 (退卻)

RareShow 14

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.