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né, ne
wool; interrogative or emphatic final particle
🔤 Pictophonetic: 口 (mouth) provides meaning, 尼 provides pronunciation
HSK 1 ✏️ 8 strokes Very Common • Top 4%

Words Using 呢 (18)

ne
HSK 1
particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation
HSK 1
woolen material
花呢
huāní
tweed / checkered cloth
呢喃
nínán
(onom.) twittering of birds / whispering / murmuring
呢呢痴痴
níníchīchī
docile
呢喃细语
nínánxìyǔ
whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring
呢子
nízi
woolen cloth
唵嘛呢叭咪吽
ǎnmaníbāmīhōng
Om Mani Padme Hum (Sanskrit), or Om Mani Peme Hung (Tibetan), the Avalokiteshvara mantra
格子呢
géziní
tartan / plaid
何苦呢
hékǔne
why bother? / is it worth the trouble?
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