Pinyin initial: "n"
The Pinyin initial "n" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "n" belongs to the group of Pinyin initials which are represented in mnemonics by men. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "n" can appear in.
Mnemonics for n
N is for Napoleon.
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Characters with n
male / Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
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Right-falling stroke
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used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] and 莫可奈何|莫可奈何[mo4 ke3 nai4 he2] (literary) / used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words
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inside / inner / internal / within / interior
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sentence-final particle (abbr. for 呢啊[ne5 a5] or variant of 哪[na5])
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brain / mind / head / essence
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surname Neng
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can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy
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that / those / then (in that case) / commonly pr. [nei4] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing
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variant of 哪[na3]
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which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)
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used in 哪吒[Ne2 zha1] / Taiwan pr. [nuo2]
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how / which
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(emphatic sentence-final particle, used instead of 啊[a5] after a word ending in "n")
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variant of 鬧|闹[nao4]
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noisy / cacophonous / to make noise / to disturb / to vent (feelings) / to fall ill / to have an attack (of sickness) / to go in (for some activity) / to joke
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