Chinese symbol for “yet”
但
dàn
but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
The closest CC-CEDICT match for yet is 但 (dàn), defined as: but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “yet”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仍 | réng | still; yet; to remain |
| 然而 | rán ér | however; but; yet |
| 仍然 | réng rán | still; as before; yet |
| 还 (還) | hái | still; still in progress |
| 而 | ér | and; as well as |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 但.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 不但 | bù dàn | not only (... but also ...) |
| 但愿 (但願) | dàn yuàn | if only (sth were possible); I wish (that) |
| 非但 | fēi dàn | not only |
| 但凡 | dàn fán | every single; as long as |
| 但书 (但書) | dàn shū | proviso; qualifying clause |
See also: Japanese symbol for “yet”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.