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Translingual
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Han character
妳 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 女弓火 (VNF), four-corner 47492, composition ⿰女尔)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 257, character 20
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6130
- Dae Jaweon: page 522, character 16
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1039, character 9
- Unihan data for U+59B3
Chinese
Glyph origin
- Etymology 1
- Derived from 你 (“you”) by replacing 亻 with 女. Compare 她, from 他.
- Etymology 2
- Simplified from 嬭 (爾 → 尔).
Etymology 1
Same word as 你 (nǐ).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Gan
- Hakka
- Jin
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan, Hsinchu, Singapore)
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Hsinchu, Singapore)
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Magong, Singapore, Penang)
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
Note:
- lí/lír/lú - vernacular (substitute for 汝);
- ní - literary.
Definitions
妳
- (chiefly Taiwanese Mandarin) you (singular, female)
Usage notes
This character is mostly used in Traditional Chinese when referring to a female person. Although 妳 is rarely used in Simplified Chinese, it may still be found in some contexts.
See also
| Standard Mandarin Chinese personal pronouns
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| Person
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st
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—
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我 (wǒ)
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我們／我们 (wǒmen)
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| inclusive
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咱們／咱们 (zánmen)
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| 2nd
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male/indefinite
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你 (nǐ)
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你們／你们 (nǐmen)
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| female
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妳／你 (nǐ)
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妳們／你们 (nǐmen)
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| deity
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祢 (nǐ)
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祢們／祢们 (nǐmen)
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| polite
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您 (nín)
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你們／你们 (nǐmen)
您們／您们 (nínmen)
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| 3rd
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male/indefinite
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他 (tā)
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他們／他们 (tāmen)
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| female
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她 (tā)
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她們／她们 (tāmen)
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| deity
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祂 (tā)
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祂們／祂们 (tāmen)
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| animal
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牠／它 (tā)
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牠們／它们 (tāmen)
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| inanimate
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它 (tā)
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它們／它们 (tāmen)
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Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 妳 – see 奶 (“breast; milk; breast milk; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 嬭, which is in turn a variant form of 奶). |
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
妳
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- Extended shinjitai form of 嬭
Readings
