我

wǒ

Pinyin
wǒ
Pinyin (Plain)
wo
Tone
3
Strokes
7
Radical
戈
Readings
wǒwoTone: 3I; me; myOrder: 0Primary
Stroke Order Code
Speed
Stroke Order Data
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Meaning
The Chinese character “我” means “I” or “me,” referring to oneself as the speaker. It is the most common first‑person pronoun in modern Chinese and can also be used in set phrases to mean “our side” or “my group” in contrast to others.
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Usage

The character **我 (wǒ)** is one of the first characters learners meet, because it means **“I, me”**, the first‑person singular pronoun in modern Mandarin. It’s used to refer to oneself in almost all everyday contexts: introducing yourself (**我是学生 – I am a student**), talking about your preferences (**我喜欢喝茶 – I like to drink tea**), or describing actions (**我要去北京 – I’m going to Beijing**). It doesn’t change form for “I” vs. “me” or for subject vs. object; context and word order show the role. Learners also see it in set patterns like **我也… (I also…)**, **我觉得… (I think/feel…)**, and **对我来说… (for me / as for me…)**. Beyond the standalone pronoun, 我 appears in many very common combinations that learners quickly pick up. With 们 (**们**), it forms **我们 (wǒmen, we/us)**. In possessive phrases, adding 的 gives **我的 (wǒ de, my/mine)**, as in **我的朋友 (my friend)** or **我的家人 (my family)**. It also appears in common expressions like **相信我 (believe me)**, **找我 (look for me / contact me)**, and **让我… (let me…)**. In modern learning materials, these everyday pronoun and possessive uses are by far the most frequent ways students encounter 我.

Handwriting Notes

我 is visually dense but quite compact in handwriting: it tends to form a slightly leaning, roughly rectangular block with a clear vertical “spine” toward the left and two noticeable diagonal elements (one near the top, one crossing through the middle). In neat handwriting, the left side is more upright and stable, while the right side usually looks more active, with strokes that angle and hook, giving the character a dynamic feel. Learners often use its internal “crossing” stroke as a landmark: in a well-proportioned 我, that diagonal is neither too flat nor too steep and roughly bisects the character. Handwritten forms vary in how straight or curved the lines are and how tightly packed the strokes become. In casual writing, strokes may merge or shorten, hooks can soften into simple bends, and the overall outline may become narrower or slant further to the right, but the key visual cues stay identifiable: a left vertical component plus the distinctive crossing diagonal and right-side strokes. Both human readers and AI handwriting recognition systems rely on these structural features and common variations to recognize 我 accurately, even when written quickly or with personal stylistic quirks.

Description

我 is a very common Chinese character meaning “I” or “me,” used as the first‑person singular pronoun. It appears in both spoken and written Modern Standard Chinese and is read as wǒ in pinyin.

Common Words

  • 我们wǒmenwe; us
  • 我爱你wǒ ài nǐI love you
  • 我觉得wǒ juédeI think; I feel
  • 我知道wǒ zhīdàoI know
  • 我想wǒ xiǎngI think; I would like to
  • 我可以wǒ kěyǐI can; may I
  • 我喜欢wǒ xǐhuanI like
  • 我要wǒ yàoI want; I need
  • 我来了wǒ lái leI’m coming; I have arrived
  • 我走了wǒ zǒu leI’m leaving; I left
  • 我明白wǒ míngbaiI understand
  • 我不懂wǒ bù dǒngI don’t understand
  • 我不知道wǒ bù zhīdàoI don’t know
  • 我饿了wǒ è leI’m hungry
  • 我累了wǒ lèi leI’m tired
  • 我好了wǒ hǎo leI’m fine now; I’m ready
  • 我看见wǒ kànjiànI see; I saw
  • 我听见wǒ tīngjiànI hear; I heard
  • 我觉得很wǒ juéde hěnI feel (it is) very...
  • 我也是wǒ yě shìme too; I am also
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