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HSK 17 strokes

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰亻尔

Pronoun 尔 for a person 亻

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

men
HSK 1

you (plural)

Open 你们 page →
hǎo
HSK 1

hello; hi

Open 你好 page →

(interjection) fuck you; (intensifier) fucking

Open 你妈 page →

lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries

Open 你死我活 page →

(loanword) mini-; miniature; very small

Open 迷你 page →

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