| 却 | [ què ] old variant of 卻|却[que4] |
| 却 | [ què ] but, yet, however, while, to go back, to decline, to retreat, nevertheless, even though |
| 却之不恭 | [ què zhī bù gōng ] to refuse would be impolite |
| 却倒 | [ què daò ] but on the contrary, but unexpectedly |
| 却才 | [ què caí ] just now |
| 却是 | [ què shì ] nevertheless, actually, the fact is ... |
| 却步 | [ què bù ] to step back |
| 却病 | [ què bìng ] to prevent or treat a disease |
| ⇒ 了却 | [ què ] to resolve, to settle |
| ⇒ 了却此生 | [ què cǐ shēng ] to die, to be done with this world |
| ⇒ 冷却 | [ lěng què ] to cool off, cooling |
| ⇒ 冷却剂 | [ lěng què jì ] coolant |
| ⇒ 冷却塔 | [ lěng què tǎ ] cooling tower |
| ⇒ 冷却水 | [ lěng què shuǐ ] cooling water (in a reactor) |
| ⇒ 忘却 | [ wàng què ] to forget |
| ⇒ 情不可却 | [ qíng bù kě què ] unable to refuse because of affection |
| ⇒ 抛却 | [ paō què ] to discard |
| ⇒ 推却 | [ tuī què ] to repel, to decline |
| ⇒ 曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云 | [ céng jīng cāng haǐ nán weí shuǐ chú què wū shān bù shì yún ] there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom), one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things |
| ⇒ 望而却步 | [ wàng ér què bù ] to shrink back, to flinch |
| ⇒ 省却 | [ shěng què ] to save, to get rid of (so saving space) |
| ⇒ 谢却 | [ xiè què ] to decline, to refuse politely |
| ⇒ 退却 | [ tuì què ] to retreat, to shrink back |
