呢 ne and you? / what about...? particle

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Stroke order

呢 is written in 8 strokes.

呢 — the Chinese character for and you? / what about...? particle (ne), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 呢 — and you? / what about...? particle

呢

Senses

(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
(sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds
(discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech

How 呢 is used

呢 question particle: clause-final — 'and you?', or asks where something is (我的书呢？).

Example sentences

我很好，你呢？Wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne?I am fine, and you?
我的书呢？Wǒ de shū ne?Where is my book?

Related words

呢 is pronounced ne and means “and you? / what about...? particle”.

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