Rank 378BeginnerHanziDB frequency list + CC-CEDICT

呢 - ne

interrogative or emphatic final; (Cant.) this

interrogative or emphatic final; (Cant.) this

How to read 呢

Click 呢 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinne
Englishinterrogative or emphatic final; (Cant.) this
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

呢呢 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 呢喃. Please read 呢子 one more time.

Common words with this character

garrulous; talkative
twittering of birds; whispering; murmuring
dense wool fabric
fancy suiting

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 呢 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 呢呢 and 呢喃 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 呢.