却 què, [㕁]/[卻], old variant of 卻|却[què], but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/... 忘却 wàngquè, [忘卻], to forget 冷却 lěngquè, [冷卻], to cool off/cooling 退却 tuìquè, [退卻], to retreat/to shrink back 冷却剂 lěngquèjì, [冷卻劑], coolant 了却 liǎoquè, [了卻], to resolve/to settle 冷却塔 lěngquètǎ, [冷卻塔], cooling tower 望而却步 wàngérquèbù, [望而卻步], to shrink back/to flinch 却步 quèbù, [卻步], to step back 省却 shěngquè, [省卻], to save/to get rid of (so saving space) 了却此生 liǎoquècǐshēng, [了卻此生], to die/to be done with this world 冷却水 lěngquèshuǐ, [冷卻水], cooling water (in a reactor) 却之不恭 quèzhībùgōng, [卻之不恭], to refuse would be impolite 却倒 quèdào, [卻倒], but on the contrary/but unexpectedly 却才 quècái, [卻才], just now 却是 quèshì, [卻是], nevertheless/actually/the fact is ... 却病 quèbìng, [卻病], to prevent or treat a disease 情不可却 qíngbùkěquè, [情不可卻], unable to refuse because of affection 抛却 pāoquè, [拋卻], to discard 推却 tuīquè, [推卻], to repel/to decline 谢却 xièquè, [謝卻], to decline/to refuse politely