我 wǒ I (me)

Made up of [戈 gē spear radical 62, 扌 shǒu hand radical 64]
Similar looking characters : 找 zhǎo (to try to find)
Made with 7 strokes.
Hand grasping a spear

Ancient small seal form

Related characters

Also uses 戈 gē component: 成 chéng (to succeed) 戴 dài (to respect) ; 或 huò (maybe) ; 戋 jiān (narrow) ; 戊 wù (fifth (ordinal)) ; 武 wǔ (martial) ; 载 zài (to carry) ; 藏 zàng (treasury) ; 战 zhàn (to fight) ; 找 zhǎo (to try to find)
Also uses 扌 shǒu component: 把 bǎ (to hold) 扮 bàn (to act) ; 报 bào (to announce) ; 抱 bào (to hold) ; 担 dān (to undertake) ; 搞 gǎo (to do) ; 技 jì (skill) ; 拉 lā (to pull) ; 打 qiú (to beat) ; 抬 tái (to lift) ; 推 tuī (to push) ; 找 zhǎo (to try to find)

Different tone

卧 wò (lie)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

你死我活 nǐ sǐ wǒ huó To fight to the bitter end
我看见我忘记,我听见我记住,我做我了解 wǒ kàn jiàn wǒ wàng jì, wǒ tīng jiàn wǒ jì zhù, wǒ zuò wǒ liǎo jiě You learn only by trying it, not by just observing or talking about it
我行我素 wǒ xíng wǒ sù Stuck following old ways
自我陶醉 zì wǒ táo zuì Conceited and arrogant
尔虞我诈 ěr yú wǒ zhà Mutual distrust and deception. A relationship without any trust.

Phrases

我们 wǒ mén We (us)
我去中国 wǒ qù zhōng guó I am going to China
我有六张红票 wǒ yǒu liù zhāng hóng piào I have six red tickets
来中国我很高兴 lái zhōng guó wǒ hěn gāo xīng I am delighted to be in China
我的 wǒ de My
你好我要买一张票 nǐ hǎo wǒ yào mǎi yī zhāng piào Hello, I want to buy a ticket