woolen cloth

HSK 1

ne, ní

ジ、ニ

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 mouth+ 尼 nun =

呢 woolen cloth

口 Meaning component

kǒu mouth

尼 Phonetic component

ní nun

Buddhist nun

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Notes

Chinese

呢 [ne]

particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?"); particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?"); particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?"); (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action; particle indicating strong affirmation

呢 [ní]

woolen material

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