呢 (ne) - A modal particle used at the end of & also used in the word for woolen fabric.
呢 · ne
A modal particle used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question, soften a statement, or show continuation;
also used in the word for woolen fabric.
A modal particle used at the end ofalso used in the word for woolen fabric.
Usage highlights
What about...?Where is...?Still doingWool fabricWoolen clothOvercoat
Usage & contexts
Examples
- What about you?(你呢？)
- Where is my book?(我的书呢？)
- He's still sleeping.(他还在睡觉呢。)
- This is wool fabric (这是呢子).
Collocations
- What about...?(…呢？)
- Where is...?(…呢？)
- Still doing(还…呢)
- Wool fabric(呢子)
- Woolen cloth(呢绒)
- Overcoat(大衣呢)
Idioms
- No specific idioms with 呢 as a particle, but commonly used in conversational patterns
Cultural background
FAQ- As a modal particle, 呢 is essential in Chinese conversational grammar for softening questions and showing ongoing states
- The character originally meant woolen fabric, derived from the semantic component 口 (mouth) and phonetic component 尼 (ní)