1. 呢
  2. 喃

呢

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Meta:

  1. 呢 is the 383rd most frequent character.
  2. 呢 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 呢 appears as a character in 6 words.
  4. 呢 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
呢 => 口, 尼
Radical :
呢 => 口 (mouth), 尸 (corpse), 匕 (spoon)
Graphical :
呢 => 口, 丨, 匚, 乚, ㇒

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. 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 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
  2. ni1 - this (Cantonese)/see also 哩[li1]
  3. ni2 - woolen material

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 呢 (ne5): The component 尼 is pronounced as 'ni2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 呢 (ni1): The component 尼 is pronounced as 'ni2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 呢 (ni1): The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 呢 (ni1): The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bi3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 呢 (ni2): The component 尼 is pronounced as 'ni2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  6. Pronunciation clue for 呢 (ni2): The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  7. Pronunciation clue for 呢 (ni2): The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bi3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

呢 

Medium Frequency

喃

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Meta:

  1. 喃 is the 2228th most frequent character.
  2. 喃 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 喃 appears as a character in 4 words.
  4. 喃 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
喃 => 口, 南
Radical :
喃 => 口 (mouth), 十 (ten), 冂 (upside down box), 丷 (eight/divide), 干 (dry)
Graphical :
喃 => 口, 一, 丨, 冂, 丷, 一, 一, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. nan2 - mumble in repetition

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 喃 (nan2): The component 南 is pronounced as 'nan2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 喃 (nan2): The component 干 is pronounced as 'gan1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 喃 (nan2): The component 干 is pronounced as 'gan4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

呢喃 
喃 
喃喃 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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