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呢ne, ní

(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.

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ZDIC: 形声; the mouth side carries the meaning, 尼 the sound.

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呢ne, ní

(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

口kǒu

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

尼ní

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.

neTone neutralneutral tone
  • (particle) at sentence end: a question, emphasis, or an action in progress
  • 你呢nǐneand you? what about you?
níTone 2
  • woolen cloth (呢子, 毛呢)
  • 呢子níziwoolen cloth

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