然而

however / yet / but

however; yet; but

Characters and words in 然而

rán = r + an2

correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly

然 = 灬 + 肰 : Robinson Crusoe is grilling some dog meat on his BBQ in the anthill's kitchen, but it's hard to do it correctly because of all the animal rights activists. They think it's not right to grill dog meat.

ér = Ø + Ø2

and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

而 = 𦉫 + 丆 : A comb. Albert Einstein is getting ready to go out just inside the entrance of the space station. He put up some loud music on the stereo and tries to comb his hair with his comb and the help of a wind wheel.

Words with 然而

involuntary / automatically

arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous / to spring up unbidden (of emotion)

with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)

to recover speedily (idiom); to get better quickly

happen unexpectedly / turn out contrary to one's expectations

to know that it is so but not why it is so (idiom)

come trippingly

Sentences with 然而

然而 currently does not appear in any sentence.