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祢

nǐ

Character

What 祢 means

1. you (used to address a deity)

Other readings

祢 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• mímemorial tablet in a temple commemorating a deceased father
• Mísurname Mi

Characters built on 尔

These share the phonetic component 尔 (ěr), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您
• 弥mífull; to fill; completely
• 玺xǐruler's seal

Characters that look like 祢

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 称chēngto weigh; to state; to name
• 档dàng(bound form) shelves (for files); pigeonholes; (bound form) files…
• 绘huìto draw; to paint; to depict; to portray
• 袜wàsocks; stockings
• 株zhūtree trunk; stump (tree root); a plant
• 袒tǎnto bare

Sounds the same

Read nǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 你you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您
• 拟doubtful; suspicious; variant of 拟
• 旎used in 旖旎
• 薿luxuriant (of plants)
• 柅(tree); to stop
• 鿭(chemistry) nihonium
• 袮You; Thou (of deity); variant of 你
• 伲variant of 你
• 伱old variant of 你
• 儞old variant of 你