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呢 ne — “(bounces a question back)”
How to write and say the Chinese character 呢 (ne), which means (bounces a question back) — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Question words.
Pinyin · 拼音 ne
Meaning · 意思 (bounces a question back)
Strokes · 笔画 8
Radical · 部首 口 (mouth)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
呢 is written with 8 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
口 (mouth) hints at the meaning, and 尼 lends its sound — together they make 呢.
A common word常用词
你呢
and you?
Example sentence例句
我很好，你呢？
I'm well — and you?
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.