却 què

却 (què) is a Chinese character with 7 strokes, taught at HSK level 4. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.

Meaning

却 means however; to retreat in English.

Meanings in 13 languages

English	however; to retreat
Spanish	pero; retroceder
Portuguese	porém; recuar
French	mais; reculer
German	doch; zurückweichen
Italian	però; ritirarsi
Russian	однако; отступать
Arabic	لكن; يتراجع
Hindi	परंतु; पीछे हटना
Indonesian	namun; mundur
Vietnamese	nhưng; lùi
Japanese	却って; 退く
Korean	그러나; 물러서다

Stroke order

Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 却 loaded.

Characters at the same level