且 (qiě) is a Chinese character meaning “moreover”. It is written from ㇑ (vertical stroke) and ㇕ (horizontal-turning stroke) and ㇐ (horizontal stroke) and ㇐ (horizontal stroke) and ㇐ (horizontal stroke), and takes 5 strokes.
Build the character for “moreover; and also”
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Structure
㇑ + ㇕ + ㇐ + ㇐ + ㇐
Overlapping structure
- ㇑ vertical stroke unknown
- ㇕ horizontal-turning stroke unknown
- ㇐ horizontal stroke unknown
- ㇐ horizontal stroke unknown
- ㇐ horizontal stroke unknown
Structure from: Unicode U+4E14 and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection (five strokes: 竖 / 横折 / 横 / 横 / 横)
Memory aid
A vertical (㇑) stands on the left and a turning stroke (㇕) closes the top and the right side — an open frame. Inside it two short horizontals (㇐ ㇐) lie stacked, and one more horizontal (㇐) runs long underneath as the ground. Layer on layer on layer: this, and also that.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
5 strokes
In real words
- 而且ér qiěmoreover; and also; not only ... but also且 = qiě
- 并且bìng qiěand; besides; furthermore且 = qiě
- 苟且gǒu qiěperfunctory; to muddle along; to do something carelessly且 = qiěspoken asgóu qiě
Go deeper
All readings
moreover; and also
moreover; and also; furthermore; (in 并且 / 而且) not only ... but also
表示进一层，相当于「而且」；连接两件事，说完一件再加上一件。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 而且ér qiěmoreover; and also; not only ... but also且 = qiě
- 并且bìng qiěand; besides; furthermore且 = qiě
- 苟且gǒu qiěperfunctory; to muddle along; to do something carelessly且 = qiěspoken asgóu qiě
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 且 mean?
且 (qiě) means moreover; and also; furthermore; (in 并且 / 而且) not only ... but also.
How do you pronounce 且?
It is pronounced qiě.
What parts is 且 made of?
㇑ (vertical stroke) and ㇕ (horizontal-turning stroke) and ㇐ (horizontal stroke) and ㇐ (horizontal stroke) and ㇐ (horizontal stroke). The recorded source is: Unicode U+4E14 and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection (five strokes: 竖 / 横折 / 横 / 横 / 横). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 且 have?
5. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 且?
一. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 且?
Common ones are 而且 and 并且. The reading of 且 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.