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IDENTITY

mesuffix (neutral tone)

HSK 1Top 30

CORE MEANING

suffix (neutral tone)

Part of speech
particle
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.particle in 什么/怎么HSK1

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
丿slash radical (piě)
strokes
3
Structure
single structure
IDS sequence
⿱丿厶
    • part of the structure

USAGE

Common words

什么shénmewhat
怎么zěnmehow
多么duōmehow (much)

Graded examples

  • 没什么。Méi shénme.HSK2

    It’s nothing.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

A tiny private mark (厶) — the soft ending that makes a question word.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#30
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

Reviewed by
AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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