什麼 (shénme) — what; anything, whatever (in negative or open contexts)

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什麼 word · TOCFL 1

什麼＝什＋麼

ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜ · shénme

pronoun — what; anything, whatever (in negative or open contexts)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

什what (question particle; 什麼的什)shén亻 + 十 — phonetically borrowed for the question 'what'; distinct from shí 'ten things'

麼modal/question particle (什麼的麼)me

什麼，什麼的什，什麼的麼。