俺 (ǎn) — I (dialectal, used in northern Chinese dialects); we (dialectal, used in northern Chinese dialects)
Definition
A colloquial, northern-dialect first-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'we' (pluralized as 俺们). It sounds rustic and informal — avoid it in standard or written Chinese, where 我 is the default.
pronoun
I (dialectal, used in northern Chinese dialects)we (dialectal, used in northern Chinese dialects)
Examples
- 俺。ǎn Shì shān dōng rén.I am from Shandong.
- 。ǎn Men cūn jīn nián shōu cheng bú cuò.Our village had a good harvest this year.
- 俺。ǎn Yě bù zhī dào zhè jiàn shì.I don't know about this matter either.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
俺 pairs 亻 (person) with 奄, which provides the sound. The 亻 part connects the character to people, while 奄 points to its pronunciation.
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