 | 却 | ||
| still, but; decline; retreat | |||
| Radical | 卩 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 5 | Total Strokes | 7 |
| Mandarin reading | qùe | Cantonese reading | koek3 |
| Japanese on reading | kyaku | Japanese kun reading | shirizoku shirizokeru kaette |
| Korean reading | kak | Vietnamese reading | |
| Traditional Variant(s) | 卻 | still, but; decline; retreat | |
| Semantic Variant(s) | 卻 | ||
| 却 | [ qùe ] but, yet, however, while, to go back, to decline, to retreat, nevertheless |
| 却病 | [ qùe bìng ] to prevent or treat a disease |
| 却步 | [ qùe bù ] to step back |
| 却之不恭 | [ qùe zhī bù gōng ] to refuse would be impolite |
| ⇒ 冷却 | [ lěng qùe ] cooling, cool off |
| ⇒ 冷却剂 | [ lěng qùe jì ] coolant |
| ⇒ 冷却塔 | [ lěng qùe tǎ ] cooling tower |
| ⇒ 忘却 | [ wàng qùe ] (v) forget, usually only used in writing |