Meaning
you (formal)
Chinese: 礼貌称呼对方。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “nin” becomes a different word in each tone. 您 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 您好nín hǎohello (polite)
- 请您qǐng nínplease, polite form
- 您看nín kànplease look; what do you think
- 您老nín lǎorespectful address for an elder
Example Sentence
老师，您好！Lǎo shī, nín hǎo!Hello, teacher!
老师Lǎo shīteacher，您好nín hǎohello (polite)！
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
你 (you) with 心 (heart) added below: ‘you’ said with respect and warmth — the polite form of address.
A way to remember it
‘You’ (你) with a heart (心) under it — the polite ‘you’.
Easy to confuse with
- 你‘You’: the plain form; 您 adds a heart for respect.