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Hanzi Character Search: 呢

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呢
interrogative or emphatic final; (Cant.) this
Radical
Strokes (without radical) 5 Total Strokes 8
Mandarin reading ne Cantonese reading ne1 nei1 nei4 ni1
Japanese on reading ji ni Japanese kun reading
Korean reading ni Vietnamese reading nài

CEDICT Entries:

   [ ne ]    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
   [ ]    woolen material
   [ ]    garrulous, talkative
   [ chī chī ]    docile
   [ chī chī ]    docile
   [ nán ]    (onom.) twittering of birds, whispering, murmuring
   [ nán ]    whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring
   [ nán ]    whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring
   [ zi ]    woolen cloth
⇒    [ zhì ]    tweed cloth (used for military uniforms etc)
⇒    [ ]    garrulous, talkative
⇒    [ chī chī ]    docile
⇒    [ chī chī ]    docile
⇒    [ ǎn ma hōng ]    Om Mani Padme Hum (Sanskrit), or Om Mani Peme Hung (Tibetan), the Avalokiteshvara mantra
⇒    [ zěn me shuō ne ]    Why is that?, How come?
⇒    [ zěn me shuō ne ]    Why is that?, How come?
⇒    [ xié wén ruǎn ]    tweed
⇒    [ xié wén ruǎn ]    tweed
⇒    [ zi ]    tartan, plaid
⇒    [ zi huā ]    tartan, plaid
⇒    [ guǎn ne ]    don’t worry about (it, him etc), doesn’t matter, whatever, anyway
⇒    [ taí miàn ]    baize, felt (esp. billiards table cover)
⇒    [ taí miàn ]    baize, felt (esp. billiards table cover)
⇒    [ huā ]    tweed, checkered cloth
⇒    [ huá ]    gabardine (loanword)
⇒    [ huá ]    gabardine (loanword)
⇒    [ zhe ne ]    comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree, quite, rather
⇒    [ zhe ne ]    comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree, quite, rather
⇒    [ ruǎn ]    tweed
⇒    [ ruǎn ]    tweed

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