而

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.

而 character breakdown

而
- 丆
  - 一
  - 丿
- 𦉫

丆

one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "myeon"), an ancient Korean writing system

丆 = 一 + 丿 : 丆 kinda looks like a wind turbine. 丿 is the base and 一 looks like two blades attached to the base.

𦉫

Character component without intrinsic meaning

Looks like a stereo. In the middle there's the sound system, left and right are the loudspeakers.

Characters with 而 as component

栭

ér = Ø + Ø2

tree mushroom

洏

ér = Ø + Ø2

to flow (as water or tears)

耏

ér = Ø + Ø2

surname Er

耏

ér = Ø + Ø2

beard

胹

ér = Ø + Ø2

overcooked / soft

輀

ér = Ø + Ø2

hearse

陑

ér = Ø + Ø2

place name

鲕

鮞

ér = Ø + Ø2

caviar / fish roe

Words with 而

一

yi̅

扫

掃

sǎo

而

ér

光

gua̅ng

to clear off / to make a clean sweep of

一

yi̅

扫

掃

sǎo

而

ér

空

ko̅ng

to sweep clean / to clean out

一

yi̅

拥

擁

yo̅ng

而

ér

上

shàng

to swarm around / flocking (to see)

一

yi̅

概

gài

而

ér

论

論

lùn

to lump different matters together (idiom)

一

yi̅

拥

擁

yo̅ng

而

ér

入

rù

to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)

一

yi̅

望

wàng

而

ér

知

zhi̅

to be evident at a glance (idiom)

一

yi̅

哄

鬨

hòng

而

ér

散

sàn

see 一哄而散[yi1 hong1 er2 san4]

一

yi̅

哄

ho̅ng

而

ér

散

sàn

to disperse in confusion (idiom)

一

yi̅

哄

ho̅ng

而

ér

起

qǐ

(of a group of people) to rush into action

一

yi̅

带

帶

dài

而

ér

过

過

guò

to skate around / to skip over / to skimp

一

yi̅

挥

揮

hui̅

而

ér

就

jiù

to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke

Sentences with 而

而 currently does not appear in any sentence.