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U+59B3, 妳
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-59B3

[U+59B2]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+59B4]

Translingual

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Stroke order
8 strokes

Han character

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(Kangxi radical 38, +5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 女弓火 (VNF), four-corner 47492, composition )

References

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  • 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

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Glyph origin

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Etymology 1
Derived from (“you”) by replacing with . Compare , from .
Etymology 2
Simplified from ().

Etymology 1

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trad. /*
simp. *

Pronunciation

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Note:
  • lí/lír/lú - vernacular (substitute for );
  • ní - literary.

Definitions

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  1. (chiefly Taiwanese Mandarin) you (singular, female)
Usage notes
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This character is mostly used in Traditional Chinese when referring to a female person. Although is rarely used in Simplified Chinese, it may still be found in some contexts.

See also
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Standard Mandarin Chinese personal pronouns
Person Singular Plural
1st () 我們我们 (wǒmen)
inclusive 咱們咱们 (zánmen)
2nd male/indefinite () 你們你们 (nǐmen)
female () 妳們你们 (nǐmen)
deity () 祢們祢们 (nǐmen)
polite (nín) 你們你们 (nǐmen)
您們您们 (nínmen)
3rd male/indefinite () 他們他们 (tāmen)
female () 她們她们 (tāmen)
deity () 祂們祂们 (tāmen)
animal () 牠們它们 (tāmen)
inanimate () 它們它们 (tāmen)

Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“breast; milk; breast milk; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of , which is in turn a variant form of ).

Compounds

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Japanese

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Shinjitai
(extended)

Kyūjitai

Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. Extended shinjitai form of

Readings

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  • Go-on: ない (nai) (ne) (ni)
  • Kan-on: だい (dai)でい (dei) (ji)
  • Kun: はは (haha, )はぐくむ (hagukumu, 妳む)あね (ane, )