呢 meaning "where", is it possible? Is it true that 呢 can mean &quot;WHERE&quot;??? If so, then what is the difference between 呢 and 哪儿???
I've seen those sentences and they made me wonder:
&quot;我的杯子在哪儿? - where is my cup?&quot; and &quot;我的杯子呢? - where is my cup?&quot;
The dictionary said that 呢 means &quot;particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word (&quot;What about ...?&quot;, &quot;And ...?&quot;); particle for inquiring about location (&quot;Where is ...?&quot;); particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board (&quot;ok?&quot;, &quot;are you with me?&quot;); (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action; particle indicating strong affirmation&quot;.
I don't think so as a native speaker.
呢 is only a modal particle while it is pronounced as &quot;ne&quot; in Pinyin.
You can use it for:

Interrogative mood. Use it at the end of a sentence. Sometimes you can use it for probing somebody.

For example:

你在做什么呢？ What are you doing?

You can remove 呢; then you are not probing.
Another usage:

我的杯子呢？ Where is my cup?

In my view, this is an elliptical sentence. It should be 我的杯子在哪呢？. And 在哪 means WHERE.
哪 is also has interrogative mood. So you can remove 呢 if there is 哪. (or keep it is also ok)
You must keep 呢 if you use the elliptical sentence. Because there is no interrogative mood in the rest of the sentence.

Emphatic mood. Use it at the end of a sentence.


我在跟你说话呢！ I am talking to you!


Something or action is happening. Use it at the end of a sentence.


我在学习呢。 I am studying right now.


Indicating a pause.


现在呢，已经完全不一样了。 Nowadays, well it's totally changed.