你 nǐ

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)

HSK 17 strokes

Stroke order animation

你 · 7 strokes

7 strokes

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Ideograph⿰亻尔

Pronoun 尔 for a person 亻

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

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nǐ menyou (plural)

nǐ hǎohello; hi

mí nǐ(loanword) mini-; miniature; very small

nǐ deyour; yours

mí nǐ qúnminiskirt

nǐ men deyour; yours (plural)

nǐ qíng wǒ yuànto both be willing

nǐ sǐ wǒ huólit. you die, I live (idiom)

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