我 (wǒ) — I; me; my (first-person singular pronoun)
Definition
我 is the everyday 'I / me / my' pronoun. 我们 adds 们 for 'we / us'; 自己 is the reflexive 'myself' used when the subject acts on itself.
pronoun
Imemy (first-person singular pronoun)
Easily confused
Examples
- 我。wǒ Bā suì le.I am eight years old.
- 我。Mā ma gěi wǒ yí gè píng guǒ.Mom gave me an apple.
- 我。wǒ De māo hěn xiǎo.My cat is very small.
Origin
Pictograph六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíngA drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.
假借jiǎjièLater borrowed for its sound alone — the picture has nothing to do with today’s meaning.
The glyph 我 originally drew a trident-like weapon. It was borrowed purely for its sound to write the pronoun "I", so the picture and the meaning are unrelated.
Grammar
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