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Character

呢 ne · ní · né

HSK 1Character3 readings

Used at the end of a question to ask 'what about...?' or 'and...?'

Radical
口
Strokes
8
Structure
Left–right
Parts
口 尼
Traditional
呢
Frequency
#552 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

neMain readingníRare readingnéReading 3

ne

ne5Main readingHSK 1
  1. Used at the end of a question to ask 'what about...?' or 'and...?'
  2. Used after a verb to say something is happening right now.

Examples

  • 我很好，你呢？

    wǒ hěn hǎo nǐ ne

    I'm fine, and you?

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他在睡觉呢。

    tā zài shuì jiào ne

    He is sleeping right now.

    AI-generated sentence

Words that use “呢” as ne

着呢zhe necomes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degreeWord管他呢guǎn tā nedon’t worry aboutWord怎么说呢zěn me shuō neWhy is that?Word

ní

ni2Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is ne.

  1. a thick wool cloth for making warm coats and jackets

Examples

  • 这件大衣是用呢做的。

    zhè jiàn dà yī shì yòng ní zuò de

    This coat is made of wool cloth.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 妈妈用呢给我做了一件衣服。

    mā ma yòng ní gěi wǒ zuò le yī jiàn yī fu

    Mom made me a piece of clothing from wool cloth.

    AI-generated sentence

Words that use “呢” as ní

呢呢ní nígarrulousWord呢喃ní nán(onom.) twittering of birdsWord呢子ní zidense wool fabricWord花呢huā nífancy suitingWord软呢ruǎn nísoft, pliable wool fabricWord制服呢zhì fú ní(textiles) uniform coatingWord华达呢huá dá ní(loanword) gabardineWord台面呢tái miàn ní(billiards) baizeWord

né

ne2Reading 3
  1. question word added at the end of a sentence
  2. shows a question about something just mentioned

Stroke order

All 8 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 呢

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Same radical 口

All characters with 口 →
和hé吗ma嗎ma可kě后hòu名míng台tái同tóng员yuán員yuán喜xǐ噹dāng
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