one's deceased father

Components
礻 meaning component

  Meaning component

shì

  

show

spirit

尔 sound component

  Sound component

ěr

  

you

Evolution

祢 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
祢 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
祢 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
祢 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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one's deceased father; memorial tablet in a temple commemorating a deceased father

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surname Mi