呢 (ne)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 尼 represents the sound. 口 (mouth) indicates that the character is only "mouthed", i.e. only used for its phonetic value.

Components

• 口 (meaning)
• 尼 (sound)

Example sentences

1. 你呢？ — How about you?
2. 人呢？ — Where did he go?
3. 你爸呢？ — How about your father?
4. 现在呢？ — And now?
5. 那你呢? — How about you?

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