| 卻 | [ què ] but, yet, however, while, to go back, to decline, to retreat, nevertheless, even though |
| 卻之不恭 | [ què zhī bù gōng ] to refuse would be impolite |
| 卻倒 | [ què daò ] but on the contrary, but unexpectedly |
| 卻才 | [ què caí ] just now |
| 卻是 | [ què shì ] nevertheless, actually, the fact is ... |
| 卻步 | [ què bù ] to step back |
| 卻病 | [ què bìng ] to prevent or treat a disease |
| ⇒ 了卻 | [ què ] to resolve, to settle |
| ⇒ 了卻此生 | [ què cǐ shēng ] to die, to be done with this world |
| ⇒ 冷卻 | [ lěng què ] to cool off, cooling |
| ⇒ 冷卻劑 | [ lěng què jì ] coolant |
| ⇒ 冷卻塔 | [ lěng què tǎ ] cooling tower |
| ⇒ 冷卻水 | [ lěng què shuǐ ] cooling water (in a reactor) |
| ⇒ 忘卻 | [ wàng què ] to forget |
| ⇒ 情不可卻 | [ qíng bù kě què ] unable to refuse because of affection |
| ⇒ 拋卻 | [ paō què ] to discard |
| ⇒ 推卻 | [ tuī què ] to repel, to decline |
| ⇒ 曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲 | [ 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 |
| ⇒ 望而卻步 | [ wàng ér què bù ] to shrink back, to flinch |
| ⇒ 省卻 | [ shěng què ] to save, to get rid of (so saving space) |
| ⇒ 謝卻 | [ xiè què ] to decline, to refuse politely |
| ⇒ 退卻 | [ tuì què ] to retreat, to shrink back |