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7 strokes

Where the shape comes from

A person, 亻, next to 尔, an old word for you. The person on the left marks it as a word about people.

person
you, in old Chinese

Write it

Watch the order first, then trace it with the guide, then write it from memory. The model comes back over your strokes so you can see where the shape drifted.

Press Watch to see the stroke order.

Stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi via Hanzi Writer, Arphic Public License.

Three words that use it

你好 hǎohello
你们menyou, plural
谢谢你xièxie thank you

Watch out

The mistake people make

Confusing it with 您, nín, the polite you, which adds 心, heart, underneath.