侬

儂
nóng
亻 + 农

Definitions

nóng you (Wu dialect); I, me (classical)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 农 represents the sound. Simplified form of 儂.

Semantic: 亻 Phonetic: 农

About

侬 is a phono-semantic compound derived from the traditional character 儂, with the person radical 亻 indicating meaning and 农 (simplified from 農) giving the sound. Originally it referred to people, especially commoners or agricultural workers, reflecting the farming connotation of the phonetic 農. In Wu Chinese dialects, the character shifted to a first-person pronoun ("I", "me"), and in Shanghainese it later evolved into the second-person pronoun "you".

Example Sentences Hide

侬从哪里来？

Nóng cóng nǎlǐ lái?

Where do you come from?

这是侬的书吗？

Zhè shì nóng de shū ma?

Is this your book?

侬今天心情很好。

Nóng jīntiān xīnqíng hěn hǎo.

You are in a good mood today.

我知道侬的意思。

Wǒ zhīdào nóng de yìsi.

I know what you mean.

侬是否喜欢这里？

Nóng shìfǒu xǐhuān zhèlǐ?

Do you like it here?

侬的家乡在哪里？

Nóng de jiāxiāng zài nǎlǐ?

Where is your hometown?

侬应该多注意身体。

Nóng yīnggāi duō zhùyì shēntǐ.

You should take more care of your health.

如果侬觉得累，就休息一下。

Rúguǒ nóng juéde lèi, jiù xiūxi yīxià.

If you feel tired, take a rest.

Related Characters

Component: 亻

他 们 你 作 但 使 体 什 代 信 化 位 任 何

Component: 农

浓 脓 哝 秾 㶶

Example Words

吴侬软语