俄而 é'ér very soon Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 俄 é very soon (bound form) presently; suddenly; a very short moment of time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.