pīnyīn 
pin1yin1 
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ 
 
simplified 
traditional 
 
呢 
呢 
ne5 
 
 
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 th 
 
呢 
呢 
ni2 
 
 
woolen material 
 
 
strokes 
8 
 
radical 
 
 
strokes after radical 
5 
 
唵嘛呢叭咪吽 
唵嘛呢叭咪吽 
an3 ma5 ni2 ba1 mi1 hong1 
 
 
Om Mani Padme Hum (Sanskrit), or Om Mani Peme Hung (Tibetan), the Avalokiteshvara mantra 
 
格子花呢 
格子花呢 
ge2 zi5 hua1 ni2 
 
 
tartan; plaid 
 
格子呢 
格子呢 
ge2 zi5 ni2 
 
 
tartan; plaid 
 
管他呢 
管他呢 
guan3 ta1 ne5 
 
 
don’t worry about (it, him etc); doesn’t matter; whatever; anyway 
 
何苦呢 
何苦呢 
he2 ku3 ne5 
 
 
why bother?; is it worth the trouble? 
 
花呢 
花呢 
hua1 ni2 
 
 
tweed; checkered cloth 
 
华达呢 
華達呢 
hua2 da2 ni2 
 
 
gabardine (loanword) 
 
呢喃 
呢喃 
ni2 nan2 
 
 
(onom.) twittering of birds; whispering; murmuring 
 
呢喃细语 
呢喃細語 
ni2 nan2 xi4 yu3 
 
 
whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring 
 
呢呢 
呢呢 
ni2 ni2 
 
 
garrulous; talkative 
 
呢呢痴痴 
呢呢癡癡 
ni2 ni2 chi1 chi1 
 
 
docile 
 
呢子 
呢子 
ni2 zi5 
 
 
woolen cloth 
 
软呢 
軟呢 
ruan3 ni2 
 
 
tweed 
 
台面呢 
臺面呢 
tai2 mian4 ni2 
 
 
baize; felt (esp. billiards table cover) 
 
斜纹软呢 
斜紋軟呢 
xie2 wen2 ruan3 ni2 
 
 
tweed 
 
怎么说呢 
怎麼說呢 
zen3 me5 shuo1 ne5 
 
 
Why is that?; How come? 
 
着呢 
著呢 
zhe5 ne5 
 
 
comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather 
 
制服呢 
制服呢 
zhi4 fu2 ni2 
 
 
tweed cloth (used for military uniforms etc)