然而

Character by character

• 然rán12 strokesHSK 2yes, certainly; pledge, promise
• 而ér6 strokesHSK 2and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 然而. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 而érHSK 4

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

• 而且ér qiěHSK 2

  (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore

• 然后rán hòuHSK 2

  then; after that; afterwards

• 当然dāng ránHSK 3

  only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt

• 虽然suī ránHSK 2

  although; even though (often used correlatively with 是 or 是 etc)

• 突然tū ránHSK 3

  sudden; abrupt; unexpected

• 自然zì ránHSK 3

  nature; natural; naturally

• 仍然réng ránHSK 3

  still; as before; yet

• 而是ér shìHSK 4

  rather

• 居然jū ránHSK 5

  unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to

• 显然xiǎn ránHSK 3

  clearly; evidently; obviously

• 而已ér yǐHSK 7

  that's all; nothing more

• 竟然jìng ránHSK 4

  unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to

• 既然jì ránHSK 4

  since; as; this being the case

• 依然yī ránHSK 4

  still; as before

• 不然bù ránHSK 4

  not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...?

• 果然guǒ ránHSK 3

  really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed

• 反而fǎn érHSK 4

  on the contrary; instead

• 从而cóng érHSK 5

  thus; thereby

• 忽然hū ránHSK 2

  suddenly; all of a sudden

• 必然bì ránHSK 3

  inevitable; certain; necessity

• 偶然ǒu ránHSK 5

  incidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance; randomly

• 天然tiān ránHSK 6

  natural

• 要不然yào bù ránHSK 6

  otherwise; or else; or