cê

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ce"

Mandarin

Romanization

cê

nonstandard spelling of cê̄

Usage notes

Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈse/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈse/

Homophones: sê, (Brazil) ser, (Southern Portugal) sei
Rhymes: -e
Hyphenation: cê

Etymology 1

Noun

cê m (plural cês)

The name of the Latin-script letter C/c.

Derived terms

See also

(Latin-script letter names) letra; á, bê, cê, dê, é / ê, efe / fê, gê / guê, agá, i, jota / ji, cá / capa, ele / lê, eme / mê, ene / nê, ó / ô, pê, quê, erre / rê, esse, tê, u, vê, dáblio / dâblio / duplo vê, xis, ípsilon / i grego, zê

Etymology 2

Clipping of você.

Alternative forms

'cê
se (nonstandard, text messaging)

Pronoun

cê m or f by sense (plural cês)

(Brazil, informal) you (singular, subject)
Cê sabe da última? ― Have you heard the latest news?

Cê tá onde? ― Where are you?