How is 呢 pronounced?

呢 is pronounced “ne” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 呢?

呢 belongs to HSK 1 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 呢?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 呢 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 1modal particle

呢

呢 (ne) means “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”. It is an HSK 1 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

Practice writing

Example

你呢？

Nǐ ne?

How about you?

More HSK 1 vocabulary

HSK 1 →

爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs 八bāeight; 8 爸爸bà ba(coll.) father; dad 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)我wǒI; me; my 杯子bēi zicup; glass 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)你好nǐ hǎohello 北京běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China 你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Frequently asked questions

What does 呢 mean?: 呢 (ne) means “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”. It is an HSK 1 word.
How is 呢 pronounced?: 呢 is pronounced “ne” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 呢?: 呢 belongs to HSK 1 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 呢?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 呢 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27