| 尔 ěr |
| like so ; you |
| 尔后 ěr hòu |
| 尔等 ěr deng | |
Originally, it represented a silk rack. Later, it was used as a pronoun or an auxiliary word. Its original form was 儞, nǐ. The simplified form of 爾 is 尔, ěr, which has been in use since Warring States Period (475 B.C – 221 B.C). |