Mandarin Banana

呢

ne5 = n + e5	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 \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 呢 Napoleon is holding a speech on the roof of the Erectheion on how he will rule the whole world. The Buddhist nun weighs a mandarin in her hand, and finally asks Napoleon if that also means that she has to give him this tasty mandarin. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting
ni1 = ni + Ø1	this (Cantonese) / see also 哩[li1] \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 呢
ni2 = ni + Ø2	woolen material \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 呢

呢
=
口
+
尼

口

kou3 =
k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 口

口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is watching a mouth-watering mandarin in the Louvre (-ou3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

呢
=
口
+
尼

尼

ni2 =
ni + Ø2

Buddhist nun / (often used in phonetic spellings) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 尼

Nefertiti is trying to escape the space station, because she is being haunted by a ghost. She's already at the entrance, where she meets the Bhuddist nun, which immediately attacks the ghost with a large ladle. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

尼
=
匕
+
尸

匕

bi3 =
bi + Ø3

dagger / ladle / ancient type of spoon | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 匕

Brynhildr plays a game inside the space station using zero gravity: using a big ladle and a shovel as bats, she beats a banana back and forth. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

匕
=
丿
+
乚

丿

pie3 =
pi + e3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丿

Pocahontas (pi-) is watching a giant banana (丿) inside the Erectheion (-e3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

匕
=
丿
+
乚

乚

ya4 =
y + a4

component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 毫[hao2] / archaic variant of 乙[yi3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 乚

This character shall be represented by a shovel (乚). Remember it by imagining Maud Younger (y) shovelling a grave in the Adziogol Lighthouse's bathroom (a4). - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

尼
=
匕
+
尸

尸

shi1 =
sh + Ø1

person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies) / to put a corpse on display (after execution) / variant of 屍|尸[shi1] / corpse | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 尸

Sherlock Holmes is investigating a ghost in front of the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Stroke order

呢 bw 07de502bf4c852bb5d088f371c196e3c0c21d5193e5625151d43a681fde6b094

No user submitted stroke order information available yet.

Sign in to submit stroke order information.

呢 is not a component of another character.

呢 has no simplified variant.

HSK level: 1

Pronunciation: Gorodish elements and their mnemonics (what's this?)

n	Napoleon - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago
e5	On the roof of the Erechtheion - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 4 years ago
ni	Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt Nefertiti. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 4 years ago
Ø1	"Ø1" is happening in front of the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 4 years ago
Ø2	Just insite the space station's entrance - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 4 years ago

Words with 呢

呢 ni2 喃 nan2		(onom.) twittering of birds / whispering / murmuring
着 zhe5 呢 ne5		comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree / quite / rather
制 zhi4 服 fu2 呢 ni2		tweed cloth (used for military uniforms etc)
花 hua1 呢 ni2		tweed / checkered cloth
呢 ni2 子 zi5		woolen cloth
斜 xie2 纹 wen2 软 ruan3 呢 ni2		tweed
格 ge2 子 zi5 呢 ni2		tartan / plaid
格 ge2 子 zi5 花 hua1 呢 ni2		tartan / plaid
管 guan3 他 ta1 呢 ne5		don’t worry about (it, him etc) / doesn’t matter / whatever / anyway
台 tai2 面 mian4 呢 ni2		baize / felt (esp. billiards table cover)
何 he2 苦 ku3 呢 ne5		why bother? / is it worth the trouble?
软 ruan3 呢 ni2		tweed
呢 ni2 呢 ni2		garrulous / talkative
呢 ni2 呢 ni2 痴 chi1 痴 chi1		docile
呢 ni2 喃 nan2 细 xi4 语 yu3		whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring
唵 an3 嘛 ma5 呢 ni2 叭 ba1 咪 mi1 吽 hong1		Om Mani Padme Hum (Sanskrit), or Om Mani Peme Hung (Tibetan), the Avalokiteshvara mantra

怎么能教你们好好操练呢 →

how - can - teach - you - properly - train

How am I supposed to properly teach you how to train?

哪怕借不到一件合用的兵器呢 →

where - afraid - not be able to borrow - one - suitable - weapon

There is no need to be afraid to not be able to borrow a suitable weapon

你们大王呢 →

you - king - what about?

Where's your king?

那在什么时候吃呢 →

so - at - what time - eat

So when can I eat them?

还有九千年的仙桃呢 →

still - 9000 - year - 's - heavenly peach

There are still the 9000 year peaches

很多呢天上神仙俱都邀请 →

quite - many - heavenly - immortals - without exception - all - invite

Many more. All immortals received an invitation without exception

还在后头呢 →

still - at - behind

Is still coming

Hanzicraft
MDBG
The English Wikipedia
The English Wiktionary
stroke-order.learningweb.moe.edu.tw
Tatoeba
Google search "呢 stroke order"
Google image search "呢 stroke order"

n	Napoleon - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago
e5	On the roof of the Erechtheion - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 4 years ago
ni	Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt Nefertiti. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 4 years ago
Ø1	"Ø1" is happening in front of the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 4 years ago
Ø2	Just insite the space station's entrance - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 4 years ago

呢

Stroke order

呢 is not a component of another character.

呢 has no simplified variant.

HSK level: 1

Pronunciation: Gorodish elements and their mnemonics (what's this?)

Words with 呢

Example sentences for 呢

See 呢 on (opens in new window/tab)

Log in to write the first comment.