侬 (nóng) — (dialectal) you; (literary) I, me
Definition
侬 (nóng) is a regional/literary pronoun: in Shanghainese and Wu dialects it means 'you', and in classical Chinese it means 'I'. Use only when discussing dialect or classical texts, not in standard Mandarin speech.
pronoun
(dialectal) you(literary) Ime
Examples
- ，侬“”。Zài shàng hǎi huà lǐ, nóng jiù shì "nǐ" de yì si.In Shanghainese, ∼ means 'you'.
- ，侬“”。Gǔ wén zhōng, nóng cháng yòng lái biǎo shì "wǒ".In classical texts, ∼ is often used to mean 'I'.
- 侬。Yòng nóng zhè ge cí yào zhù yì chǎng hé.You should be careful about the occasion when using the word ∼.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 儂; 侬 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
農
農nóng儂nóng
Same sound today
The traditional form 儂 has 亻 (person) and 農, which gives its sound; the simplified 侬 is a later shortened shape.
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