已而 yǐ'ér soon afterward Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents yǐ'ér soon afterward 已 yǐ afterward (literary) afterward; subsequently; soon after而 ér conjunctionparticle [suffix] (bound form) Suffix used to form certain conjunctions or adverbs, such as in 然而 rán'ér or 因而 yīn'ér.yǐ'ér forget it 已 yǐ adjectiveadverb to stop (bound form) to stop; to cease; to end而 ér conjunctionparticle [suffix] (bound form) Suffix used to form certain conjunctions or adverbs, such as in 然而 rán'ér or 因而 yīn'ér.