• you;
  • thou;

Etymology

A phono-semantic compound composed of:

— semantic component meaning “person”;

爾 — phonetic component indicating the sound (니 / nǐ).

The character refers to the person being spoken to.

Usage in Korean

儞 appears mainly in classical Chinese texts and historical writings, meaning “you” or “thou.”

It is not used in modern Korean vocabulary.

Additional notes

Related characters: 爾 — you; thou (classical Chinese) 汝 — you (classical pronoun) 你 — you (modern Chinese) These characters represent second-person pronouns in classical and modern Chinese.

Alternative forms

儞 is considered a variant or older form of 你.

이/니
neo
i/ni
Kangxi radical:9, + 14
Strokes:16
Unicode:U+511E
Cangjie input:
  • 人一火月 (OMFB)
Composition:
  • ⿰ 亻 爾

Neighboring characters in the dictionary

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