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Strokes:0,6 Wade/Giles:êrh2 Freq:171 
(rad.) 
(imit.) 
(derived) and; and yet; still; but Legge: 
A conjunction. (1) And (2) And yet. The 'and yet' is often nearly, or altogether, = but. It may often be translated by 'if' (3) It is used idiomatically, or for the rhythm, after adverbs. (4) After 
dei3 (and sometimes 
ke3 ), and before a verb, it forms the passive of that verb. (5)
= or (6) ... (7) It is often followed by 
yi3 ,
yi3ye3 , ... (8) Used for 
ru3, you. (9) a mere expletive.
. 
Montanaro: but, while, on the other hand, and, and yet.
Wieger: #164A.
Wilder #635.
H1L6, COTD,
zhi1 de2 er2 bu4 zhi1sang4
literally, "know gain but not know loss"
Blofeld: "knows how to advance but not how to retreat"
Wilhelm: "knows something about winning but nothing about losing."
H1 L1 WY 
H1 L2 WY
H1 L2 WY
H1 L3 WY
H1 L3 WY
H1 L5 WY
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