# 祢

| 祢 | U+7962, &#31074; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7962 |
| ← 祡 [U+7961] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 祣 → [U+7963] |

## Translingual

| Japanese | 祢 |
| Simplified | 祢 |
| Traditional | 禰 |

### Han character

祢 (Kangxi radical 113, 示+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 戈火弓火 (IFNF), four-corner 3829$_0$, composition ⿰礻尔(G) or ⿰礻尓(J))

#### Descendants

* ね
* ネ

#### Derived characters

* 𡢜

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 842, character 10
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24679
* Dae Jaweon: page 1262, character 7
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2394, character 4
* Unihan data for U+7962

## Chinese
### Etymology 1

* For pronunciation and definitions of 祢 – see 禰 (“one's deceased father; ancestral temple for one's deceased father; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 禰).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nǐ (ni$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): nei$^5$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngì
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lí
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nǐ
*** Wade–Giles: ni$^3$
*** Yale: nǐ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nii
*** Palladius: ни (ni)
*** Sinological IPA : /ni²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: nei$^5$
*** Yale: néih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: nei$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: néi$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /nei̯¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngì
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngi$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí
*** Tâi-lô: lí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lie
*** IPA (Xiamen): /li⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /li⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /li⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /li⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /li⁴¹/

#### Definitions

祢
* (deity) You; Thou
    From: 天匙敬拜赞美团 (Keys Of Worship), 合一宣教 (Oneness in Mission)
    Dāng wǒmen tóngxīn jìngbài, Nǐ róngyào chōngmǎn zhè dì. [Pinyin]
    As we worship You, O Lord, may Your glory fill this place!
    From: 角聲使團 (Herald Crusaders), 全然歸祢
    jyun$^6$ ngo$^5$ jat$^1$ sang$^1$ cyun$^4$ jin$^4$ gwai$^1$ nei$^5$, hin$^3$ zoi$^6$ taan$^4$ soeng$^6$, loi$^4$ wai$^6$ nei$^5$ faat$^3$ loeng$^6$. [Jyutping]
    May my whole life be given back to You, offered on the altar, to shine for You.
    From: 讚美之泉 (Stream of Praise), 主祢的疼 (Lord, It's Your Love)
    Chú Lí ê thiàⁿ ín-chhōa góa ê lō͘, pó-hō͘ góa. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    Lord, it's Your love, guides me on my way with Your light.
    From: 客家聖樂團, 全世界大家愛敬拜祢
    Ngì ke nèn-li̍t thai to lièn sù-thi̍t ya hòng-fu̍k Ngì. [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]
    Your power is so big that the enemies surrender to You.

##### See also

Standard Mandarin Chinese personal pronouns :
| Person | Person | Singular | Plural |
| 1st | — | 我 (wǒ) | 我們／我们 (wǒmen) |
| 1st | inclusive | 我 (wǒ) | 咱們／咱们 (zánmen) |
| 2nd | male/indefinite | 你 (nǐ) | 你們／你们 (nǐmen) |
| 2nd | female | 妳／你 (nǐ) | 妳們／你们 (nǐmen) |
| 2nd | deity | 祢 (nǐ) | 祢們／祢们 (nǐmen) |
| 2nd | polite | 您 (nín) | 你們／你们 (nǐmen) 您們／您们 (nínmen) |
| 3rd | male/indefinite | 他 (tā) | 他們／他们 (tāmen) |
| 3rd | female | 她 (tā) | 她們／她们 (tāmen) |
| 3rd | deity | 祂 (tā) | 祂們／祂们 (tāmen) |
| 3rd | animal | 牠／它 (tā) | 牠們／它们 (tāmen) |
| 3rd | inanimate | 它 (tā) | 它們／它们 (tāmen) |

### Compounds

* 祢們 (nǐmen)

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 祢 |
| Kyūjitai | 禰 |

### Glyph origin

Extended shinjitai form of 禰.

### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 禰)
* shrine, mausoleum

#### Readings

* Go-on: ない (nai)、ね (ne)
* Kan-on: でい (dei)
* Kan’yō-on: ねい (nei)
* Kun: かたしろ (katashiro, 祢)
* Nanori: や (ya)

## Korean
### Hanja

祢 • (ni>i, nye>ye) (hangeul 니>이, 녜>예, revised ni>i, McCune–Reischauer ni>i, Yale ni>i)
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