您 (nín): you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)
您 (nín) is a Chinese character meaning “you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你).” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 你 (structural) and 心 (structural). It ranks #726 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 您 you 你 said with affection 心. Its radical form 忄 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 忙 (máng, busy), 快 (kuài, fast, happy), 怎 (zěn, how).
Definitions
- you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)
Etymology & Origin
ideographicYou 你 said with affection 心
Decomposition: ⿱你心 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
您 appears in 1 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 您 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
您好，请问有什么可以帮您的吗？
Nín hǎo, qǐngwèn yǒu shénme kěyǐ bāng nín de ma?
Hello, is there anything I can help you with?
...邮政”寿险金马迎春回馈开跑!双重抽好礼陪您安心迎新年
. . . yóu zhèng shòu xiǎn jīn mǎ yíng chūn huí kuì kāi pǎo ! shuāng chóng chōu hǎo lǐ péi nín ān xīn yíng xīn nián
...The "Postal" Life Insurance Golden Horse Spring Festival Giveaway is now underway! Win great prizes in two draws and ring in the New Year with peace of mind
...国大厦推出史上第一个儿童生日派对套餐,让您在代表性的观景台体验中尽情庆祝
. . . guó dà xià tuī chū shǐ shàng dì yī gè ér tóng shēng rì pài duì tào cān , ràng nín zài dài biǎo xìng de guàn jǐng tái tǐ yàn zhōng jǐn qíng qìng zhù
... The State Building is launching its first-ever children's birthday party package, allowing you to celebrate in an iconic observation deck experience
帝国大厦推出史上首个儿童生日派对套餐,让您在标志性的观景台体验中尽情庆祝
dì guó dà xià tuī chū shǐ shàng shǒu gè ér tóng shēng rì pài duì tào cān , ràng nín zài biāo zhì xìng de guàn jǐng tái tǐ yàn zhōng jǐn qíng qìng zhù
Empire State Building is offering its first-ever children's birthday party package, allowing you to celebrate with an iconic observation deck experience
一路走来,到了春节!上海静安祝您龙马精神、马到成功..
yī lù zǒu lái , dào le chūn jié ! shǎng hǎi jìng ān zhù nín lóng mǎ jīng shén mǎ dào chéng gōng . .
The journey has led us to the Spring Festival! Shanghai Jing'an wishes you boundless energy and instant success.
子弟兵给您送祝福啦,快来签收!
zǐ dì bīng gěi nín sòng zhù fú lā , kuài lái qiān shōu !
Our troops are sending you blessings—come sign for them!
您想要茶还是咖啡？
Nín xiǎngyào chá háishi kāfēi?
Would you like tea or coffee?
您能教我下国际象棋吗？
Nín néng jiāo wǒ xià guójì xiàngqí ma?
Can you teach me to play chess?
您怎么让屋子暖起来？
Nín zěnme ràng wūzi nuǎn qǐlai?
How do you heat the house?
您曾经见过考拉吗？
Nín céngjīng jiàn guo kǎolā ma?
Have you ever seen a koala?
Character Family
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