可是
Meaning
- but; however
- (used for emphasis) indeed
Example sentence
可是太贵了！
But it's too expensive!
Characters in 可是
- 可 kě can, may; -able, worth doing
- 是 shì to be (followed by substantives only)
可 but plus 是 to be. 是 adds emphasis rather than meaning, the same shape as 但是.