你好
Nǐ hǎo
Hello
什么 (shénme) — how to say "what? which?" in Chinese
什么
What? which?
Character composition
什
what
么
particle
Radicals / Keys
丿
Slash
#4 · piě · 1 strokes
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
Examples
你想吃什么？我想吃米饭。
What do you want to eat? I want to eat rice.
你叫什么
What's your name?
Mnemonic
[shénme-] Sherlock Holmes is asking questions: "What is this 什 thing in my house? And why is it so 么 puzzling?" 🤔 The moment he sees the Chinese character 什么, he smirks, realizing he has cracked the case.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "what? which?" in Chinese?
"what? which?" in Chinese is 什么 (shénme).
What does 什么 mean in English?
什么 (shénme) means "What? which?".
How is 什么 pronounced?
It is pronounced shénme (written as shenme). The page has audio recorded by a native speaker.
How do you write "what? which?" in Chinese characters?
It is written 什么.
What HSK level is 什么?
什么 belongs to the HSK 1 vocabulary list.
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