你
See also: 妳, 您, 祢, and 儞
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Translingual
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Han character
你 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 人弓火 (ONF), four-corner 27290 or 27292, composition ⿰亻尔)
Derived characters
- 𪡇, 您
References
- KangXi: not present, would follow page 100, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 471
- Dae Jaweon: page 205, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 137, character 5
- Unihan data for U+4F60
- Unihan data for U+2F804
Chinese
| simp. and trad. | 你 | |
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| alternative forms | 伱 儞 伲 𤙌 汝 Coastal Min 伱 儞 伲 𤙌 汝 Coastal Min 㚢 Hakka 𪡇 | |
Glyph origin
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References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Characters in the same phonetic series (尔) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
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| 妳 | *rneːlʔ |
| 弥 | *mnel |
| 尒 | *njelʔ |
| 尔 | *njelʔ |
| 迩 | *njelʔ |
| 你 | *nɯʔ |
| 苶 | *neːb, *njed, *neːd |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *nɯʔ) : semantic 亻 (“person”) + phonetic 尔 (OC *njelʔ). Alternatively, Ideogrammic compound (會意) : 人 (“person”) + 尔 (“you”)
Etymology
Colloquial form of 爾 (OC *njelʔ, “you”) attested since the Tang dynasty. Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-ŋ (“you”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
你
- you (the person spoken to or written to)
- 你好 ― nǐ hǎo ― hello
- 你今天晚上有空嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
- Nǐ jīntiān wǎnshàng yǒukòng ma? [Pinyin]
- Are you free this evening?
你今天晚上有空吗？ [MSC, simp.]- 我喜歡你。／我喜欢你。 ― Wǒ xǐhuān nǐ. ― I like you.
Usage notes
In traditional Chinese, 你 may be used to specifically refer to a male person, while 妳 can be used for a female person. In simplified Chinese, only 你 is standard.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 你 (“you (singular)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
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| Classical Chinese | 汝, 爾, 乃, 而, 若, 伊, 子, 君 †, 卿 † | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 你, 您 †, 閣下 †, 臺端 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 你, 您 †, 您老人家 † |
| Taiwan | 你, 您 † | |
| Tianjin | 你, 你了 † | |
| Chengde | 你, 您老人家 † | |
| Tangshan | 你, 你老 † | |
| Cangzhou | 你, 你老 † | |
| Baoding | 你, 你老 † | |
| Shijiazhuang | 你, 你家 † | |
| Ulanhot | 你 | |
| Tongliao | 你 | |
| Chifeng | 你, 您 †, 你老人家 † | |
| Bayanhot | 你, 您 † | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 你, 您 †, 你老人家 † | |
| Heihe | 你, 您 †, 你老人家 † | |
| Qiqihar | 你, 您 †, 你老人家 † | |
| Harbin | 你, 您 †, 你老人家 †, 你老 † | |
| Jiamusi | 你, 您 †, 你老人家 † | |
| Baicheng | 你, 你老 †, 你老人家 † | |
| Changchun | 你, 你老 † | |
| Tonghua | 你, 你老 † | |
| Shenyang | 你, 您 †, 你老人家 †, 你老 † | |
| Dandong | 你, 您 †, 你老人家 † | |
| Jinzhou | 你, 您 †, 你老人家 † | |
| Dalian | 你, 你老 † | |
| Yantai | 你 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 你 | |
| Qingdao | 你 | |
| Lijin | 你, 恁 †, 恁老人家 † | |
| Weifang (Weicheng) | 你 | |
| Weifang (Fangzi) | 你 | |
| Weifang (Hanting) | 你 | |
| Changyi | 你 | |
| Gaomi | 你, 恁 | |
| Zhucheng | 你, 恁 | |
| Anqiu | 你 | |
| Changle | 你 | |
| Linqu | 你, 恁 | |
| Qingzhou | 你 | |
| Shouguang | 你 | |
| Wulian | 你 | |
| Jinan | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Luoyang | 你 | |
| Wanrong | 你 | |
| Shangqiu | 你, 恁 †, 恁老人家 † | |
| Yuanyang | 你, 你老 † | |
| Zhengzhou | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Lingbao | 你 | |
| Xinyang | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Baihe | 你, 你老兒 † | |
| Hanzhong | 你 | |
| Xi'an | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Dingbian | 你 | |
| Baoji | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Yinchuan | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Tianshui | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Lanzhou | 你 | |
| Xining | 你, 喬, 你老人家 † | |
| Hami | 你, 您 †, 你家 †, 你老人家 † | |
| Ürümqi | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Yanqi | 你 | |
| Wuhan | 你, 你家 †, 你老人家 † | |
| Yichang | 你, 你家 †, 老人家 †, 你老人家 † | |
| Xiangyang | 你, 你家 †, 你老人家 † | |
| Tianmen | 你, 您哪 †, 你老人家 † | |
| Hong'an | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Chengdu | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Nanchong | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Dazhou | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Hanyuan | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Xichang | 你, 你老 † | |
| Zigong | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Chongqing | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Guiyang | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Zunyi | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Bijie | 你 | |
| Liping | 你, 您 † | |
| Zhaotong | 你, 你家 †, 你老人家 † | |
| Dali | 你, 你家 † | |
| Kunming | 你, 你家 †, 你老人家 † | |
| Mengzi | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Guilin | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Liuzhou | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Nanning (Xiakuojie) | 你 | |
| Nanning (Fujian) | 你 | |
| Nanning (Wuming) | 你 | |
| Nanning (Fucheng, Wuming) | 你 | |
| Binyang (Nanjie) | 你 | |
| Qinzhou (Longmengang) | 你 | |
| Jishou | 你 | |
| Changde | 你, 你家 † | |
| Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 你 | |
| Anqing | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Xuzhou | 恁, 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Pizhou | 恁, 你 | |
| Ganyu | 你 | |
| Fuyang | 你, 你家 †, 你老人家 † | |
| Wuhu | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Yangzhou | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Baoying | 你 | |
| Lianyungang | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Donghai | 你 | |
| Huai'an (Huaiyin) | 你, 您兒 † | |
| Lianshui | 你 | |
| Xuyi | 你 | |
| Xinghua | 你 | |
| Nanjing | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Hefei | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Nantong | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Rugao | 你 | |
| Yancheng | 你 | |
| Funing | 你 | |
| Sihong | 你 | |
| Taizhou | 你 | |
| Zhenjiang | 你 | |
| Changle (Qinjiang) | 你 | |
| Malaysia | 你, 您 † | |
| Singapore | 你, 您 † | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 你 | |
| Dagudi (Maliba) | 你 | |
| Reshuitang (Longling) | 你 | |
| Mae Salong (Lancang) | 你 | |
| Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 你 | |
| Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 你 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 你 |
| Hong Kong | 你 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 你 | |
| Macau | 你 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 你 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 你 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 你 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 你 | |
| Foshan | 你 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 你 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 你 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 你 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 你 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 你 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 你 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 你 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 你 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 你 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 你 | |
| Taishan | 你 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 你 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 你 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 你 | |
| Dongguan | 你 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 你 | |
| Qingyuan | 你 | |
| Fogang | 你 | |
| Yingde (Hanguang) | 你 | |
| Yangshan | 你 | |
| Lianshan (Butian) | 你 | |
| Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 你 | |
| Shaoguan | 你 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 你 | |
| Renhua | 你 | |
| Lechang | 你 | |
| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 你 | |
| Sihui | 你 | |
| Guangning | 你 | |
| Deqing | 你 | |
| Huaiji | 你 | |
| Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 你 | |
| Yunfu | 你 | |
| Xinxing | 你 | |
| Luoding | 你 | |
| Yunan (Pingtai) | 你 | |
| Yangjiang | 你 | |
| Xinyi | 你 | |
| Lianjiang | 你 | |
| Nanning | 你 | |
| Baise | 你 | |
| Qinzhou | 你 | |
| Beihai | 你 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 你 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 你 | |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 你 | |
| Danzhou | 你 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 你 | |
| Penang (Guangfu) | 你 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 你 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 你 | |
| Móng Cái | 你 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 爾, 恁 |
| Nanchang (Wangcheng) | 恁 | |
| Anyi | 爾仂 | |
| Lushan | 爾 | |
| Pengze | 爾 | |
| Duchang | 爾, 爾儂 | |
| Wuning (Quankou) | 恁 | |
| Poyang | 你 | |
| Yugan | 你, 你郎 | |
| Wannian | 你 | |
| Hengfeng | 爾, 爾仂 | |
| Yanshan | 爾, 爾仂 | |
| Leping | 你 | |
| Yichun | 你 | |
| Yifeng | 爾 | |
| Gao'an | 爾 | |
| Fengxin | 你 | |
| Shanggao | 爾 | |
| Wanzai | 爾 | |
| Fengcheng | 你 | |
| Xinyu | 你 | |
| Fuzhou (Shangdundu) | 你 | |
| Fuzhou (Dongxiang) | 爾仂 | |
| Nancheng | 恁 | |
| Nanfeng | 你仂, 你 | |
| Yihuang | 恁 | |
| Lichuan | 汝 | |
| Chongren | 爾 | |
| Pingxiang | 恨, 你 | |
| Lianhua | 你 | |
| Ji'an | 你 | |
| Yongfeng | 恁 | |
| Taihe | 你 | |
| Xiajiang | 你 | |
| Yongxin | 你 | |
| Yingtan (Yujiang) | 爾 | |
| Guixi | 爾, 爾仂 | |
| Jianning | 你 | |
| Jinxian | 恁, 爾 | |
| Jinxi | 恁 | |
| Le'an | 你 | |
| Guangchang | 你 | |
| Anfu | 你 | |
| Suichuan | 你 | |
| Wan'an | 你 | |
| Jing'an | 爾 | |
| Zhangshu | 你 | |
| Xingan | 你 | |
| Fenyi | 你 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 你 |
| Xingning | 你 | |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 你 | |
| Huiyang | 你 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 你 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 你 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 你 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 你 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 你 | |
| Heyuan (Bendihua) | 你 | |
| Nanxiong (Zhuji) | 你 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 你 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 你 | |
| Liannan | 你 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 你 | |
| Jiexi | 你 | |
| Changting | 你 | |
| Shanghang | 汝 | |
| Yongding | 汝 | |
| Wuping | 你 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 你 | |
| Liancheng | 你 | |
| Ninghua | 你 | |
| Qingliu | 你 | |
| Yudu | 你 | |
| Ningdu | 恁 | |
| Ruijin | 你 | |
| Shicheng | 你 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 你 | |
| Dayu | 你 | |
| Dingnan | 你 | |
| Longnan | 你 | |
| Xunwu | 爾 | |
| Huichang | 恨, 爾 | |
| Nankang | 你 | |
| Chongyi | 你 | |
| Xingguo | 你 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 你 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 你 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 你 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 你 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 你 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 你 | |
| Hong Kong | 你 | |
| Luchuan | 你 | |
| Bobai (Shahe) | 你 | |
| Bobai (Longtan) | 你 | |
| Bobai (Lingping) | 你 | |
| Bobai (Lingjiao) | 你 | |
| Sabah (Longchuan) | 你 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 你 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 你 | |
| Singkawang | 你 | |
| Bangkok (Meixian) | 你 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 爾, 爾仂 |
| Shexian | 爾, 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Tunxi | 爾, 爾仂 | |
| Wuyuan | 爾 | |
| Fuliang | 爾 | |
| Dexing | 爾 | |
| Chun'an (Qiandaohu) | 爾 | |
| Jiande (Meicheng) | 爾 | |
| Jiande (Shouchang) | 曾, 曾儂 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 你, 你家 † |
| Yangyuan | 你, 您 †, 你家 †, 你老人家 † | |
| Datong | 你, 您兒 † | |
| Xinzhou | 你, 你吶 † | |
| Lishi | 你, 你老兒家 † | |
| Linfen | 你 | |
| Changzhi | 你 | |
| Taibus (Baochang) | 你, 您 † | |
| Linhe | 你, 您 †, 你老兒家 † | |
| Jining | 你, 您 †, 你家 † | |
| Hohhot | 你, 您 †, 您老兒家 † | |
| Baotou | 你, 您 † | |
| Dongsheng | 你, 您 † | |
| Haibowan | 你, 您 † | |
| Erenhot | 你, 您兒 † | |
| Pingshan | 你 | |
| Zhangjiakou | 你, 您 †, 你老 † | |
| Handan | 你, 你老人家 † | |
| Linzhou | 你 | |
| Suide | 你 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 你 |
| Jian'ou (Dikou) | 你 | |
| Songxi | 你 | |
| Zhenghe | 你 | |
| Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 汝 | |
| Jianyang | 你 | |
| Wuyishan | 你 | |
| Pucheng (Shibei) | 你 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 汝 |
| Changle | 汝 | |
| Lianjiang | 汝 | |
| Fuqing | 汝 | |
| Pingtan | 汝 | |
| Yongtai | 汝 | |
| Minqing | 汝 | |
| Gutian | 汝 | |
| Pingnan | 汝 | |
| Luoyuan | 汝 | |
| Fu'an | 汝 | |
| Ningde | 汝 | |
| Xiapu | 汝 | |
| Zherong | 汝 | |
| Shouning | 汝 | |
| Zhouning | 汝 | |
| Fuding | 汝 | |
| Matsu | 汝 | |
| Taishun | 爾 | |
| Cangnan | 爾 | |
| Singapore (Fuqing) | 汝 | |
| Manjung (Gutian) | 汝 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 汝 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 汝 | |
| Quanzhou | 汝 | |
| Jinjiang | 汝 | |
| Nan'an | 汝 | |
| Shishi | 汝 | |
| Hui'an | 汝 | |
| Anxi | 汝 | |
| Yongchun | 汝 | |
| Dehua | 汝 | |
| Zhangzhou | 汝 | |
| Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 汝 | |
| Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 汝 | |
| Hua'an | 汝 | |
| Nanjing | 汝 | |
| Pinghe | 汝 | |
| Zhangpu | 汝 | |
| Yunxiao | 汝 | |
| Zhao'an | 汝 | |
| Dongshan | 汝 | |
| Taipei | 汝 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 汝 | |
| Kaohsiung | 汝 | |
| Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 汝 | |
| Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 汝 | |
| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 汝 | |
| Yilan | 汝 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 汝 | |
| Taichung | 汝 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 汝 | |
| Tainan | 汝 | |
| Taitung | 汝 | |
| Hsinchu | 汝 | |
| Kinmen | 汝 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 汝 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 汝 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 汝 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 汝 | |
| Medan (Hokkien) | 汝 | |
| Longyan | 汝 | |
| Zhangping | 汝 | |
| Datian | 汝 | |
| Guilin (Biyange) | 汝 | |
| Chaozhou | 汝 | |
| Shantou | 汝 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 汝 | |
| Jieyang | 汝 | |
| Haifeng | 汝 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 汝 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 汝 | |
| Pontianak (Teochew) | 汝 | |
| Leizhou | 汝 | |
| Wenchang | 汝 | |
| Haikou | 汝 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 汝 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 汝 |
| Xianyou | 汝 | |
| Min Zhong | Yong'an | 你 |
| Sanyuan | 你 | |
| Shaxian | 你 | |
| Yanping (Wangtai) | 你 | |
| Shaojiang Min | Shaowu | 𫣴 |
| Guangze | 𫣴 | |
| Mingxi | 你 | |
| Shunchang | 你 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 汝 |
| Sanxiang | 汝 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 你 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 你 |
| Fuding | 你 | |
| Luoyuan | 你 | |
| Sanming | 你 | |
| Shunchang | 你 | |
| Hua'an | 你 | |
| Guixi (Zhangping) | 你 | |
| Cangnan | 你 | |
| Jingning | 你 | |
| Lishui | 你 | |
| Longyou | 你 | |
| Chaozhou | 你 | |
| Fengshun | 你 | |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 你 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 儂 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 爾 | |
| Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan) | 儂 | |
| Shanghai (Jiading) | 儂, 甚, 恆儂 | |
| Shanghai (Songjiang) | 是奴 | |
| Suzhou | 倷 | |
| Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 㑚 | |
| Wuxi | 你 | |
| Changshu | 儂 | |
| Kunshan | 能 | |
| Haimen | 你 | |
| Jiaxing | 你 | |
| Jiashan | 你 | |
| Pinghu | 爾儂 | |
| Haining (Yanguan) | 儂, 你 | |
| Tongxiang | 儂 | |
| Haiyan | 你 | |
| Changzhou | 你 | |
| Danyang | 爾 | |
| Gaochun | 你 | |
| Huzhou | 是爾 | |
| Changxing | 是爾 | |
| Anji | 爾 | |
| Deqing | 爾 | |
| Hangzhou | 你 | |
| Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 儂, 是儂, 爾, 是爾 | |
| Hangzhou (Lin'an) | 儂, 是儂 | |
| Hangzhou (Fuyang) | 儂, 你, 爾, 是爾 | |
| Hangzhou (Xiaoshan) | 爾 | |
| Tonglu | 你, 是你 | |
| Shaoxing | 諾 | |
| Zhuji | 你 | |
| Shengzhou | 儂 | |
| Xinchang | 爾, 奶 | |
| Ningbo | 諾, 爾, 爾諾 | |
| Zhenhai | 諾 | |
| Fenghua | 儂, 爾 | |
| Yuyao | 儂 | |
| Cixi | 儂 | |
| Xiangshan | 爾, 像爾 | |
| Ninghai | 爾, 爾儂 | |
| Zhoushan | 儂 | |
| Huangyan | 爾 | |
| Tiantai | 爾 | |
| Xianju | 爾 | |
| Sanmen | 爾 | |
| Linhai | 爾 | |
| Wenling | 爾 | |
| Wenzhou | 你 | |
| Yueqing | 你 | |
| Yongjia (Fenglin) | 你 | |
| Pingyang | 你 | |
| Taishun | 你 | |
| Wencheng | 你 | |
| Lishui | 你 | |
| Qingtian | 你 | |
| Jinyun | 你, 定你 | |
| Wuyi (Liucheng) | 爾 | |
| Songyang (Xiping) | 你 | |
| Yunhe | 你 | |
| Jingning | 你 | |
| Qingyuan | 你 | |
| Longquan | 你 | |
| Quzhou | 你 | |
| Suichang | 你 | |
| Jiangshan | 你 | |
| Changshan | 爾 | |
| Kaihua | 你 | |
| Longyou | 你, 你儂 | |
| Jinhua | 儂 | |
| Jinhua (Tangxi) | 爾, 爾儂 | |
| Yiwu | 儂 | |
| Yongkang | 爾 | |
| Pujiang | 爾 | |
| Dongyang | 爾 | |
| Wuyi | 儂 | |
| Lanxi | 爾, 爾儂 | |
| Shangrao | 爾儂 | |
| Shangrao (Guangfeng) | 爾 | |
| Yushan | 恁 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 你 |
| Xiangtan | 你 | |
| Loudi | 你 | |
| Shuangfeng | 你 | |
| Note | †: honorific | |
Compounds
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See also
| Standard Mandarin Chinese personal pronouns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Person | Singular | Plural | |
| 1st | — | 我 (wǒ) | 我們／我们 (wǒmen) |
| inclusive | 咱們／咱们 (zánmen) | ||
| 2nd | male/indefinite | 你 (nǐ) | 你們／你们 (nǐmen) |
| female | 妳／你 (nǐ) | 妳們／你们 (nǐmen) | |
| deity | 祢 (nǐ) | 祢們／祢们 (nǐmen) | |
| polite | 您 (nín) | 你們／你们 (nǐmen) 您們／您们 (nínmen) | |
| 3rd | male/indefinite | 他 (tā) | 他們／他们 (tāmen) |
| female | 她 (tā) | 她們／她们 (tāmen) | |
| deity | 祂 (tā) | 祂們／祂们 (tāmen) | |
| animal | 牠／它 (tā) | 牠們／它们 (tāmen) | |
| inanimate | 它 (tā) | 它們／它们 (tāmen) | |
References
- “Entry #2881”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
Japanese
Kanji
你
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- you
Readings
- Go-on: に (ni)
- Kan-on: じ (ji)
- Kun: なんじ (nanji, 你)←なんぢ (nandi, historical); しかり (shikari, 你り); その (sono, 你の); のみ (nomi, 你)
Usage notes
This character is not used in modern Japanese. It may appear as a 略字 (ryakuji, “abbreviated character”) for 爾, itself only used in historical texts and not used in modern Japanese.
Korean
Hanja
你 (eum 니 (ni))
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Vietnamese
Han character
你: Hán Nôm readings: nể, né, nẻ, nệ, nễ, nhĩ
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References
- Nom Foundation