呢

呢

🔊 ne = 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

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呢

🔊 ní = ni + Ø2

woolen material

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How to pronounce 呢

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

ne

= n initial

N is for Napoleon.

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+ e5 final

On the elevator’s roof.

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ní

= ni initial

Ni is for Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt Nefertiti.

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+ Ø2 final

In the space station’s kitchen.

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呢 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

• 呢
  • 口
  • 尼
    • 匕
      • 丿
      • 乚
    • 尸

Component Translations

口

🔊 kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

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尼

🔊 ní = ni + Ø2

Buddhist nun / (often used in phonetic spellings)

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