你 (nǐ)
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
- HSK 3.1 level 1
- 7 strokes
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 尔 represents the sound.
Components
- 亻 (meaning) — 亻 is a component form of 人.
- 尔 (sound, meaning) — 你 and 尔 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Middle Chinese.