且

qiě
#296 most
frequent character
and, moreover, yet, for the time being

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

且 began as a picture of an altar for offerings, later written 俎. That was its first meaning. The senses 'six months' and 'still, yet' were borrowed for their sound, and 'and' grew from 'still.'

Drawn as: altar for offerings

且 as a component in other characters

sound22 characters
组助姐祖阻租粗沮诅咀狙疽蛆趄俎龃
picture4 characters
祖宜俎舋

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Grammar Points

HSK 3
Expressing "not only... but also" with "budan... erqie..."不但…而且

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