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你 nǐ — “you”
How to write and say the Chinese character 你 (nǐ), which means you — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Family & people.
Pinyin · 拼音 nǐ
Meaning · 意思 you
Strokes · 笔画 7
Radical · 部首 亻 (person)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
你 is written with 7 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Left side 亻 is a person; the rest carries the sound. 你 is 'you' — the person across from me.
A common word常用词
你们
you all
Example sentence例句
你叫什么名字？我叫小华。
What's your name? Mine is Xiaohua.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.