however; but; yet
然 · 12 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 灬 represents the meaning and 肰 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "burn", now written as 燃. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
而 · 6 strokes
Originally a pictograph of a beard, now written as 耏. The current use as a conjunction is a phonetic loan.