(zé) — Chinese character

·(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then ·6 strokes HSK 6

The character is pronounced and means (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then.

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Stroke order of (zé)

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HSK level

HSK 6

is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 6. An advanced band: near-fluent comprehension of abstract material.