你
你 (nǐ) means “you”. It is made of 亻 + 尔 and has 7 strokes, and is an HSK 1 word.
Break 你 into its parts
What 你 is made of
- 亻 rén — person
- 尔 ěr — you (old word)
- ⺈ — top shape
- 小 xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八 bā — eight
Origin hint: Pronoun 尔 for a person 亻 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你是哪国人？Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?What country are you from?
你叫什么名字？Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?What's your name?
Words with 你
Also built with 亻
- 什shénwhat? mixed
- 他tāhe
- 们menplural suffix
- 休xiūrest
- 住zhùto live
- 体tǐbody
- 作zuòto make
- 候hòutime
- 假jiǎholiday (jià)
- 做zuòto do
- 气qìair
Quick facts
| Pinyin | nǐ |
|---|---|
| Meaning | you |
| Strokes | 7 |
| Radical | 人 (person, #9) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 3.0 · Level 1 · HSK 2.0 · Level 1 |
Questions about 你
What does 你 mean?
你 (nǐ) means “you”.
How many strokes does 你 have?
你 has 7 strokes.
What is the radical of 你?
The radical of 你 is 人 (rén, “person”), Kangxi radical number 9.
What parts make up 你?
你 is made of 亻 (person) and 尔 (you (old word)).
Which HSK level is 你?
你 is in HSK 3.0 · Level 1 and HSK 2.0 · Level 1.
Learn 你 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 · Group 1: 10 words with quick checks and spaced repeats.