却

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but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though

7 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,304 U+5374

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

卩 (semantic, “seal”) + 去 (phonetic, qù)

components: 去卩

withdraw · Heisig RSH #1101

去 go + stamp

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 去

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 去 (qù) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
去 sound component	qù	to go away, to leave, to depart
劫	jié	to take by force, to coerce; disaster; misfortune
怯	qiè	afraid, lacking in courage
佉	qū	the name of a divine being; surname
珐	fà	enamel, cloissoné
砝	fǎ	a standard weight (as for a balance)

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
情不可却	qíng bù kě què	unable to refuse because of affection
曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云	céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què Wū Shān bù shì yún	there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed …
望而却步	wàng ér què bù	(lit.) to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom); (fig.) to be deterred
了却此生	liǎo què cǐ shēng	to live out one's life; to die
冷却水	lěng què shuǐ	cooling water (in a reactor)
冷却塔	lěng què tǎ	cooling tower
却之不恭	què zhī bù gōng	to refuse would be impolite
冷却剂	lěng què jì	coolant
却病	què bìng	(literary) to ward off illness; to cure illness
却倒	què dào	but on the contrary; but unexpectedly
却步	què bù	to step back
了却	liǎo què	to resolve; to settle
推却	tuī què	to repel; to decline
却是	què shì	nevertheless; actually; the fact is ...
冷却	lěng què	(lit. and fig.) to cool
退却	tuì què	to retreat; to shrink back
省却	shěng què	to save; to get rid of (so saving space)
却才	què cái	just now
谢却	xiè què	to decline; to refuse politely
忘却	wàng què	(literary) to put out of one's mind; to forget