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For example 御母様 ?

I see 御 used instead of お but I have yet to see 様 used instead of さん.

Is it ever used like this ?
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Is the kanji 様 ever used for san/chan etc.?
様 is used さま name suffix, not as さん name suffix.

**さん name suffix doesn't have its own kanji** (check reference).

By the way:

There is 漢字 for くん name suffix, 君 (also known as 漢字 for きみ）, and there is no
kanji for ちゃん name suffix.

I hope my answer will help you.

Reference:

<https://jisho.org/search/%E3%81%95%E3%82%93>
<https://jisho.org/search/%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83%E3%82%93>
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Yes and no. Or I might say "no and yes" because basically no.

さん is originally a colloquial form of 様（さま）, that started to be used since the
early modern period. 日本国語大辞典 indeed cites earlier examples with kanji 様:

> ＊浄瑠璃・傾城阿波の鳴門〔１７６８〕八「そして父様（ととサン）や母様（かかサン）と、一所に順礼さんすのか」  
>  ＊浪花聞書〔１８１９頃〕「様（サン） 男女ともに常言さまといわず観音さん薬師さん抔といふ」  
>  ＊多情多恨〔１８９６〕〈尾崎紅葉〉前・二「然るに葉山のお種様（サン）は蝋石細工のやうに、硬くて冷たい」

But as さん and さま diverge into each own niche in keigo hierarchy, the situation
naturally becomes a headache to everyone, so that in modern orthography 様
exclusively represents さま.

ちゃん is a further development from さん, originally a mimic of young children's
pronunciation (like "wabbit"). Likewise there is ちゃま for さま, but this one is
not in serious use. I couldn't find evidences where they are written in any
form of kanji.
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