# 呢

| 呢 | U+5462, &#21602; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5462 |
| ← 呡 [U+5461] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 呣 → [U+5463] |

## Translingual
### Han character

呢 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 口尸心 (RSP), four-corner 6701$_1$, composition ⿰口尼)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 181, character 25
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3430
* Dae Jaweon: page 399, character 31
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 609, character 3
* Unihan data for U+5462

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 泥 | *niːl, *niːls |
| 屔 | *niːl |
| 苨 | *niːlʔ |
| 坭 | *niːlʔ |
| 迡 | *niːls |
| 埿 | *braːms, *niːl, *niːls |
| 旎 | *nilʔ |
| 狔 | *nilʔ |
| 抳 | *nilʔ |
| 尼 | *nil |
| 呢 | *nil |
| 怩 | *nil |
| 柅 | *nil, *nilʔ |
| 蚭 | *nil |
| 跜 | *nil |
| 秜 | *nil |
| 痆 | *rniːd |
| 昵 | *niɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *nil): semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 尼 (OC *nil)

### Etymology 1

Ota (1987) suggests that the particle used in questions comes from 聻 (MC nriX) [Five Dynasties], a particle which may come from 爾 (MC nyeX, “that”), and that the particle used to indicate an action in progress comes from earlier 哩 [Yuan dynasty], which may come from 裏 (MC liX, “place”) [Tang dynasty–Five Dynasties].

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ne (ne$^5$／ne$^0$)
    (Zhuyin): ˙ㄋㄜ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ne$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): nè / nó / nê
* Eastern Min (BUC): nì
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): --ni / ni / --neh / --nih / ne / --ne / nee / --nee
    (Teochew, Peng'im): nê$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^0$neq; $^0$gni
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ne
*** Zhuyin: ˙ㄋㄜ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ne̊
*** Wade–Giles: nê$^5$
*** Yale: ne
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .ne
*** Palladius: нэ (nɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /nə/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ne$^1$
*** Yale: nē
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ne$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: né$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /nɛː⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nè / nó
*** Hakka Romanization System: ne$^ˇ$ / no$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ne$^2$ / no$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /ne¹¹/, /no³¹/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nè / nê / nó
*** Hakka Romanization System: ne$^ˇ$ / ne$^ˊ$ / no$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ne$^2$ / ne$^1$ / no$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /ne¹¹/, /ne²⁴/, /no³¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: nì
*** Sinological IPA : /nˡi⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: --ni
*** Tâi-lô: --ni
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ni
*** Tâi-lô: ni
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ny
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /nĩ⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: --neh
*** Tâi-lô: --neh
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: --nih
*** Tâi-lô: --nih
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ne
*** Tâi-lô: ne
*** Phofsit Daibuun: nef
*** IPA (Xiamen): /nẽ⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: --ne
*** Tâi-lô: --ne
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nee
*** Tâi-lô: nee
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /nɛ̃⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: --nee
*** Tâi-lô: --nee
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: nê$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ne
*** Sinological IPA : /ne³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^0$neq; $^0$gni
*** MiniDict: neh; nyi
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^0$neq; $^0$nyi
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /nəʔ/, /n̠ʲi/

#### Definitions

呢
* Sentence-final particle indicating a reciprocal question; used to apply the previously asked question to a new subject. What about ...?; And ...?
    你呢？ ― Nǐ ne? ― How about you?
    噉我呢？ [Cantonese] ― gam$^2$ ngo$^5$ ne$^1$? [Jyutping] ― What about me?
    你覺得呢？／你觉得呢？ ― Nǐ juéde ne? ― What do you think?
       Nǐ bàba hǎo ma? Nǐ māma ne? [Pinyin]
       How is your father? And your mom?
* Sentence-final particle signalling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words.
       Jīntiān wǒ liǎ zhírì, wǒ zhèr zhèng sǎo zhe dì, tā ne, yīliūyānr pǎo le. [Pinyin]
       He and I were on cleaning duty today. I was sweeping the room when he got away in a flash.
* Sentence-final particle indicating continuation of an action or state, English present continuous. to be ...-ing
       Wǒmen shàng hànyǔ kè ne. [Pinyin]
       We are attending a Chinese lesson.
* Sentence-final particle used to make questions more indirect, to give the impression that the speaker is speaking to themself.
    他去哪兒了呢？／他去哪儿了呢？ ― Tā qù nǎr le ne? ― I wonder where he's going?
       From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 309
       $^6$yi $^6$le $^0$gni $^8$veq-le [Wugniu]
       Is he coming or not?
* (Shanghainese) Sentence-final particle expressing anger.
       From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 309
       $^5$tsau-ti $^5$ka $^5$kaon $^0$gni $^5$tau $^6$yi-ze $^5$tse $^5$kaon [Wugniu]
       You should have said it sooner, not now!

##### Usage notes

When expressing an action in progress, 呢 can be used with 正在 (zhèngzài) and 著／着 (zhe) in a sentence. This is the full pattern. Each part is optional. The use of 呢 implies a contrastive mood.
       Wǒmen zhèngzài shàng zhe hànyǔ kè ne. [Pinyin]
       But we are (still) in Chinese class now.

#### Compounds

* 便是呢
* 嗎呢 / 吗呢
* 按呢 (án-ne)

### Etymology 2
#### “cloth”

    From French laine. In 《明史》, this word is also written as 嗹／𪡏. Cognate with Cantonese 冷 (laang5-1).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ní (ni$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): nei$^4$ / nei$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): nì
* Eastern Min (BUC): nà̤ / nì
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): nî
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ni$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$gni
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ní
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ní
*** Wade–Giles: ni$^2$
*** Yale: ní
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ni
*** Palladius: ни (ni)
*** Sinological IPA : /ni³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: nei$^4$ / nei$^1$
*** Yale: nèih / nēi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: nei$^4$ / nei$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: néi$^4$ / néi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /nei̯²¹/, /nei̯⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nì
*** Hakka Romanization System: ni$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ni$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /ni¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: nà̤ / nì
*** Sinological IPA : /nˡɛ⁵³/, /nˡi⁵³/
* nà̤ - “whispering”;
* nì - “cloth”.
* Middle Chinese: nrij
Rime :
| Character | 呢 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 娘 (12) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (17) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 女夷切 |
| Baxter | nrij |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɳˠiɪ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɳᵚi/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /niɪ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɳji/ |
| Li Rong | /nji/ |
| Wang Li | /ni/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ni/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | ní |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | nei$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*nil/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 呢 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 9429 |
| Phonetic component | 尼 |
| Rime group | 脂 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 尼 |
| Old Chinese | /*nil/ |

#### Definitions

呢
* Used in 呢喃 (nínán).
* woollen cloth (for heavy clothing)
    呢絨／呢绒 ― níróng ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
** 1853, 陳逢衡 [Chen Fengheng; Chin Hōkō], edited by 荒木謇, 𠸄咭唎紀略 [Yingjili jilüe; Egeresu kiryaku]‎, page unknown:
       Nánrén yīfú chuān ní. Wéi nǚrén chuān gèsè chōuduàn. [Pinyin]
       the men wear woolen clothing; only the women wear vivid silks and satins

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 呢子, 毛呢 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 呢子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 呢子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 呢子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 料子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 呢子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 呢子 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 呢子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 呢子 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 呢 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 呢子 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 呢 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 呢 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 呢 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 呢 |

#### Compounds

* 呢呢痴痴
* 呢喃 (nínán)
* 呢喃細語 / 呢喃细语
* 呢子 (nízi)
* 呢料
* 呢絨 / 呢绒 (níróng)
* 呢衣
* 檯面呢 / 台面呢 (táimiànní)
* 鏡面呢 / 镜面呢
* 馬褲呢 / 马裤呢

### Etymology 3

Substrate word. Compare:
* Proto-Tai *najꟲ (“this”): Zhuang neix (“this”), Thai นี้ (níi, “this”), Lao ນີ້ (nī, “this”)
* Proto-Mon-Khmer *niʔ ~ nih (“this”): Khmer នេះ (nih, “this”)
* Proto-Mon-Khmer *naaj (deictic particle): Khmer នាយ (niəy, “over there”), Vietnamese này, nầy (“this”), Vietnamese nay (“now”), Vietnamese nấy (“that”)
* Proto-Hmong-Mien *ʔneinˣ (“this”): White Hmong no (“here, this”)
* Proto-Austronesian *nay (“this”, deictic particle), *qani (“this”, proximal deictic particle), *-ni (“this, here; now”, proximal spatio-temporal deictic suffix): Malay ini (“this”).

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): ni$^1$ / nei$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ni$^1$ / nei$^1$
*** Yale: nī / nēi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ni$^1$ / nei$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ni$^1$ / néi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /niː⁵⁵/, /nei̯⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

呢
* (Cantonese) this

##### Usage notes

* Unlike Mandarin 這／这 (zhè), 呢 cannot be used alone without a following classifier. See 呢個#Usage notes.

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 此, 斯, 是, 之, 茲 anteclassical, 夫, 爾 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 這 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 這 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 這 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 這 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 這 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 這 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 這 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 這 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 這 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 這 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 這 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 這 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Pizhou | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lianyungang (Ganyu) | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Donghai | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 這 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 這 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 這 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 這 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 這 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Baoying | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Taizhou | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Zhenjiang | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huai'an (Huaiyin) | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Xuyi | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Rugao | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yancheng | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Funing | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Sihong | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 這 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 呢, 依 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 呢, 依 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 呢 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 該 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 呢 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 果 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 阿 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 呢 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 呢, 依 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 箇 |
| Gan | Nanchang (Wangcheng) | 箇 |
| Gan | Anyi | 箇 |
| Gan | Lushan | 箇 |
| Gan | Duchang | 箇 |
| Gan | Wuning (Quankou) | 該 |
| Gan | Poyang | 箇 |
| Gan | Yugan | 該 |
| Gan | Wannian | 該 |
| Gan | Yanshan (Hekou) | 這 |
| Gan | Yichun | 箇 |
| Gan | Yifeng | 箇 |
| Gan | Gao'an | 箇 |
| Gan | Fengxin | 箇 |
| Gan | Shanggao | 里 |
| Gan | Wanzai | 箇 |
| Gan | Fengcheng | 該 |
| Gan | Xinyu | 該 |
| Gan | Fuzhou (Shangdundu) | 該 |
| Gan | Fuzhou (Dongxiang) | 箇 |
| Gan | Nancheng | 箇 |
| Gan | Nanfeng | 箇 |
| Gan | Yihuang | 箇 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 該 |
| Gan | Chongren | 該 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 該 |
| Gan | Ji'an | 蓋 |
| Gan | Taihe | 箇 |
| Gan | Xiajiang | 該 |
| Gan | Yingtan (Yujiang) | 箇 |
| Gan | Guixi | 箇 |
| Gan | Jianning | 個 |
| Gan | Jinxian | 箇 |
| Gan | Jinxi | 箇 |
| Gan | Le'an | 該 |
| Gan | Guangchang | 改 |
| Gan | Suichuan | 底 |
| Gan | Wan'an | 介 |
| Gan | Jing'an | 箇 |
| Gan | Zhangshu | 該 |
| Gan | Xingan | 個 |
| Gan | Fenyi | 改 |
| Hakka | Changting | 爾 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 只 |
| Hakka | Qingliu | 這 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 底 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 底 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 底 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 底 |
| Hakka | Xunwu | 底 |
| Hakka | Huichang | 底 |
| Hakka | Xingguo | 界 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 這 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 這 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 這 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 這 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 這 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 這 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 這 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 爾 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 這 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 伊 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 這 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 這 |
| Jin | Datong | 這 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 這 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 這 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 這 |
| Jin | Linhe | 這 |
| Jin | Jining | 這 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 這 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 這 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 這 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 這 |
| Jin | Handan | 這 |
| Jin | Suide | 這 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 𱕇 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 只, 者, 嚽 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 者 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 這 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 這 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 這 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 只, 這 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 這 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 這 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 這 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 這 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 這 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 這 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 這 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 這 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 這 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 這 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 這 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 這 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 這 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 這 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 這 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 只 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 這 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 這 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 這 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 這 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 這 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 這 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 迄好 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 這 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 只 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 只 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 只 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 只 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 只 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 只 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 這 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 這 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 這 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 只蜀 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 只蜀 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 這 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 這 |
| Shaojiang Min | Guangze | 當 |
| Shaojiang Min | Jiangle | 者 |
| Shaojiang Min | Mingxi | 只 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shunchang | 這 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 亞 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 這 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 個 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 搿, 迭 dated, 第 obsolete |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 搿 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Fengxian) | 格 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jinshan) | 格 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 吉, 講, 葛 also that |
| Wu | Suzhou | 該, 搿 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 個 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 意 |
| Wu | Changshu | 俚 |
| Wu | Jiaxing | 葛 |
| Wu | Jiashan | 葛 |
| Wu | Pinghu | 葛 |
| Wu | Haining (Yanguan) | 葛 |
| Wu | Tongxiang | 葛 |
| Wu | Haiyan | 葛 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 資 |
| Wu | Danyang | 格 |
| Wu | Nanjing (Gaochun) | 格 |
| Wu | Huzhou | 格 |
| Wu | Changxing | 格 |
| Wu | Anji | 格 |
| Wu | Deqing | 葛 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 葛 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 葛 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Lin'an) | 葛 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Fuyang) | 葛 |
| Wu | Tonglu | 葛 |
| Wu | Tonglu (Wusheng) | 個個 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 咸 |
| Wu | Zhuji | 咸 |
| Wu | Shengzhou | 咸 |
| Wu | Xinchang | 咸 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 葛 |
| Wu | Ningbo (Zhenhai) | 葛 |
| Wu | Yuyao | 耶 |
| Wu | Cixi | 葛 |
| Wu | Taizhou (Huangyan) | 葛 |
| Wu | Tiantai | 葛 |
| Wu | Sanmen | 葛 |
| Wu | Wenling | 葛, 格 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 個 |
| Wu | Yueqing | 個 |
| Wu | Yongjia (Fenglin) | 個 |
| Wu | Rui'an | 個 |
| Wu | Pingyang | 個 |
| Wu | Taishun | 這 |
| Wu | Wencheng | 個 |
| Wu | Lishui | 已 |
| Wu | Qingtian | 已 |
| Wu | Jinyun | 已 |
| Wu | Songyang (Xiping) | 益 |
| Wu | Yunhe | 益 |
| Wu | Qingyuan | 這 |
| Wu | Longquan | 搭 |
| Wu | Suichang | 益 |
| Wu | Jiangshan | 益 |
| Wu | Changshan | 益 |
| Wu | Kaihua | 益 |
| Wu | Longyou | 個 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 等, 待 |
| Wu | Yiwu | 吾 |
| Wu | Yongkang | 個 |
| Wu | Pujiang | 這, 吉 |
| Wu | Dongyang | 個 |
| Wu | Wuyi | 愛個 |
| Wu | Lanxi | 個 |
| Wu | Shangrao | 這 |
| Wu | Shangrao (Guangfeng) | 伊 |
| Wu | Yushan | 伊 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 咯 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 咯 |

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): ne$^2$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ne$^2$
*** Yale: né
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ne$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: né$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /nɛː³⁵/

#### Definitions

呢
* (Cantonese) hey; Used to raise attention of the listener
    From: 1957, 謝賢 (actor), in 《鬼夜哭》 [The Nightly Cry of the Ghost], 5:17 from the start
    ne$^2$, nei$^5$ tung$^4$ ngo$^5$ nik$^1$ gam$^2$ di$^1$ je$^5$ aa$^1$! [Jyutping]
    Hey, hold some of the stuff for me!

### Etymology 5

From clipping of English level.

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): le$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: le$^1$
*** Yale: lē
*** Cantonese Pinyin: le$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lé$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɛː⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

呢
* (Hong Kong Cantonese, gaming) levels (in a video game)
* (Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively) levels in a society; social class

##### Compounds

* 升呢

### Etymology 6
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nǐ (ni$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nǐ
*** Wade–Giles: ni$^3$
*** Yale: nǐ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nii
*** Palladius: ни (ni)
*** Sinological IPA : /ni²¹⁴/

#### Definitions

呢
* sound
* Alternative form of 䛏 (ní)

### Etymology 7
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nī (ni$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nī
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ni
*** Wade–Giles: ni$^1$
*** Yale: nī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nhi
*** Palladius: ни (ni)
*** Sinological IPA : /ni⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

呢
* Only used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽 (ǎn mānī bēimēi hōng).

### Etymology 8
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): nî
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ni$^5$
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nî
*** Tâi-lô: nî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: nii
*** IPA (Xiamen): /nĩ²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /nĩ²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /nĩ¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /nĩ²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /nĩ²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ni$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nî
*** Sinological IPA : /ni⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

呢
* (Southern Min) Used in some question words.

#### Compounds

* 做呢
* 欲呢

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* Go-on: に (ni)、ねい (nei)
* Kan-on: じ (ji)、でい (dei)

## Korean
### Hanja

呢 (eum 니 (ni))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

呢: Hán Nôm readings: ni, nài, nấy, nê, nỉ, nì, này
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