呢

Etymology 1
suggests that the particle used in questions comes from, a particle which may come from , and that the particle used to indicate an action in progress comes from earlier  , which may come from.

Definitions

 * 1)  What about ...?; And ...?
 * 2)  to be ...-ing
 * 1)  to be ...-ing
 * 1)  to be ...-ing
 * 1)  to be ...-ing
 * 1)  to be ...-ing
 * 1)  to be ...-ing
 * 1)  to be ...-ing

Usage notes
When expressing an action in progress, 呢 can be used with and  in a sentence. This is the full pattern. Each part is optional. The use of 呢 implies a contrastive mood.

Etymology 2

 * &ldquo;cloth&rdquo;
 * From . In, this word is also written as . Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Definitions

 * 1) woollen cloth (for heavy clothing)
 * 1) woollen cloth (for heavy clothing)

Etymology 3
Substrate word. Compare:

Definitions

 * 1)  this

Usage notes

 * Unlike Mandarin, 呢 cannot be used alone without a following classifier. See 呢個#Usage notes.

Definitions

 * 1)  hey;

Etymology 5
From clipping of.

Definitions

 * 1)  levels
 * 2)  levels in a society; social class

Definitions

 * 1) sound