且 — Chinese character
且
qiě
moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)
- Pinyin
- qiě
- Radical
- 1 ⼀ (One)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 月 一
- Formation
- pictographic — A stone altar
- Japanese
- 且 as a kanji
Common words with 且
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore |
| 并且 (並且) | bìng qiě | and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition |
| 况且 (況且) | kuàng qiě | moreover; besides |
| 姑且 | gū qiě | for the time being; tentatively |
| 暂且 (暫且) | zàn qiě | for now; for the time being; temporarily |
| 尚且 | shàng qiě | (not) even; yet |
| 且不说 (且不說) | qiě bù shuō | not to mention; leaving aside |
| 且慢 | qiě màn | to wait a moment; do not go too soon |
| 苟且 | gǒu qiě | perfunctory; careless |
| 得过且过 (得過且過) | dé guò qiě guò | satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through; without high ambitions, but getting by |
| 苟且偷生 | gǒu qiě tōu shēng | to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence |
| 权且 (權且) | quán qiě | temporarily; for the time being |
English words written with 且
且 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 5 · Analects 12 · Art of War 2 · I Ching 5 · Mencius 32 · Zhuangzi 138 · Doctrine of the Mean 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 7
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 41
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 67
- Analects 2.3
- Analects 6.4
- Analects 7.15
- Analects 8.11
- Analects 8.13
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