祢

See also: 禰

Translingual

Han character

祢 (Kangxi radical 113, 示+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 戈火弓火 (IFNF), four-corner 3829₀, composition ⿰礻尔)

Descendants

• ね
• ネ

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 842, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24679
• Dae Jaweon: page 1262, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2394, character 4
• Unihan data for U+7962

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Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 祢 – see 禰 (“one's deceased father; ancestral temple for one's deceased father; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 禰).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		祢
alternative forms		袮 common misspelling

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nǐ (ni³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nei⁵
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngì
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nǐ
    • Wade–Giles: ni³
    • Yale: nǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nii
    • Palladius: ни (ni)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: nei⁵
    • Yale: néih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nei⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: néi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nei̯¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngì
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngiˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngi²
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí
    • Tâi-lô: lí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /li⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /li⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /li⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /li⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /li⁴¹/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 祢

1. (deity) You; Thou

   • 當我們同心敬拜，祢榮耀充滿這地。 [MSC, trad.]
     当我们同心敬拜，祢荣耀充满这地。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 天匙敬拜赞美团 (Keys Of Worship), 合一宣教 (Oneness in Mission)

     Dāng wǒmen tóngxīn jìngbài, Nǐ róngyào chōngmǎn zhè dì. [Pinyin]

     As we worship You, O Lord, may Your glory fill this place!

   • 願我一生全然歸祢，獻在壇上，來為祢發亮。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     愿我一生全然归祢，献在坛上，来为祢发亮。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 角聲使團 (Herald Crusaders), 全然歸祢

     jyun⁶ ngo⁵ jat¹ sang¹ cyun⁴ jin⁴ gwai¹ nei⁵, hin³ zoi⁶ taan⁴ soeng⁶, loi⁴ wai⁶ nei⁵ faat³ loeng⁶. [Jyutping]

     May my whole life be given back to You, offered on the altar, to shine for You.

   • 主祢的疼引導我的路，保護我。 [Hokkien, trad.]
     主祢的疼引导我的路，保护我。 [Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 讚美之泉 (Stream of Praise), 主祢的疼 (Lord, It's Your Love)

     Chú Lí ê thiàⁿ ín-chhōa góa ê lō͘, pó-hō͘ góa. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Lord, it's Your love, guides me on my way with Your light.

   • 祢个能力大到連仇敵也降服祢。 [Sixian Hakka, trad.]
     祢个能力大到连仇敌也降服祢。 [Sixian Hakka, simp.]

     From: 客家聖樂團, 全世界大家愛敬拜祢

     Ngì ke nèn-li̍t thai to lièn sù-thi̍t ya hòng-fu̍k Ngì. [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]

     Your power is so big that the enemies surrender to You.

See also

Standard Mandarin Chinese personal pronouns
Person		Singular	Plural
1st	—	我 (wǒ)	我們／我们 (wǒmen)
	inclusive		咱們／咱们 (zánmen)
2nd	male/indefinite	你 (nǐ)	你們／你们 (nǐmen)
	female	妳／你 (nǐ)	妳們／你们 (nǐmen)
	deity	祢 (nǐ)	祢們／祢们 (nǐmen)
	polite	您 (nín)	你們／你们 (nǐmen) 您們／您们 (nínmen)
3rd	male/indefinite	他 (tā)	他們／他们 (tāmen)
	female	她 (tā)	她們／她们 (tāmen)
	deity	祂 (tā)	祂們／祂们 (tāmen)
	animal	牠／它 (tā)	牠們／它们 (tāmen)
	inanimate	它 (tā)	它們／它们 (tāmen)

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Japanese

Kanji

祢

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

1. shrine, mausoleum

Readings

• Go-on: ない (nai), ね (ne)
• Kan-on: でい (dei)
• Kan’yō-on: ねい (nei)
• Kun: かたしろ (katashiro)

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Korean

Hanja

祢 • (ni>i) (hangeul 니>이, revised ni>i, McCune–Reischauer ni>i, Yale ni>i)

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