Parts Composed of the characters
口 mouth and
尼 Buddhist nun ⓘ尼 is an uncommon character but is composed of parts that you will see again as components of other characters: 尸 corpse and 匕 spoon..
Memory hook Resembles a Nun with hands folded in prayer. If you ask a Nun a question, expect her to ask you the same question in return.
Grammar Note
The character 呢 appears only at the end of a sentence. It makes the sentence a question starting with "What about..." or "How about..."
Dialog
| Chinese | literally | English |
|---|
| 你好吗？ | you good (question) | How are you? |
| 好。你呢？ | good. you (question) | (I'm) fine. How about you? |
