您

Glyph origin
. may also phonetically signify the original -m ending.

Etymology
This character was not listed in / rhyme books. First attested in /-era literature, when it was also written as and probably pronounced as *nim at the time. The pronoun was used both in the singular and the plural.

The pronoun used in Jin/Yuan-era literature is generally thought to be a fusion of or. Compare ( < ).

The honorific usage may simply be a development of the plural usage ; compare,. However, others have argued for a different etymology for the honorific pronoun. and argue that it is a contraction of :  →  →. Alternatively, suggests that it comes from, an honorific used in Buddhist texts from the.

In 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬, this character is simply read as ; in 🇨🇬, it is read as.

Definitions

 * 1)  you
 * 2)  you
 * 3)  thou; you

Usage notes

 * Some speakers consider to be ungrammatical and use  in both singular and plural contexts.

Kanji

 * 1) You