(particle) at sentence end: a question, emphasis, or an action in progress
呢 is the soft ending you hear mid-conversation: 你呢? What about you? Read ní, it is a woolen fabric.
GF0025–2021 character list · 一级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
ZDIC: 形声; the mouth side carries the meaning, 尼 the sound.
WHOLE CHARACTER
(particle) at sentence end: a question, emphasis, or an action in progress
呢 is the soft ending you hear mid-conversation: 你呢? What about you? Read ní, it is a woolen fabric.
ZDIC: 形声; the mouth side carries the meaning, 尼 the sound.
MEANING
mouth; opening
Mouth/speech/opening clue; may also be a repeated visual element.
In 呢: meaning Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
SOUND
a Buddhist nun
Standalone meaning is kept separate from its sound role in 呢.
In 呢: sound Sound side per ZDIC: ní and the particle ne share the initial n; the final and tone differ.
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