Keyword
but
- still
- decline
- retreat
- Frequency
- #425
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
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Mnemonic
卩 (seal) gives the meaning and 去 the sound.
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Used in vocabulary
却
but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
却是
nevertheless; actually; the fact is ...
冷却
(lit. and fig.) to cool
忘却
(literary) to put out of one's mind; to forget
退却
to retreat; to shrink back
望而却步
(lit.) to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom); (fig.) to be deterred
冷却水
cooling water (in a reactor)
却步
to step back
冷却剂
coolant
冷却塔
cooling tower
抛却
to discard
省却
to save; to get rid of (so saving space)
推却
to repel; to decline
却之不恭
to refuse would be impolite