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Chinese symbol for “thou”

汝
rǔ
thou

The closest CC-CEDICT match for thou is 汝 (rǔ), defined as: thou.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

汝 rǔ
you
radical 85 ⽔ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “thou”

WordPinyinMeaning
尔 (爾)ěrthus; so

See also: Japanese symbol for “thou”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.