What in Chinese (Mandarin): 什么 (shénme)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 什么

• 什

  Part of the word for what; also ten, in old writing.

  4 strokes

• 么 / 麼

  A small word ending, said short and light.

  3 strokes

Say 么 short and light: shén-me. What's your name? is 你叫什么名字？ (Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?).

More examples with 什么

• 你在做什么？

  你在做什麼？

  Nǐ zài zuò shénme?

  What are you doing?

• 你想吃什么？

  你想吃什麼？

  Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme?

  What do you want to eat?

How to write 什么 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.

In Traditional characters: