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我 wǒ — “I, me”

How to write and say the Chinese character 我 (wǒ), which means I, me — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Family & people.

Pinyin · 拼音 wǒ
Meaning · 意思 I, me
Strokes · 笔画 7
Radical · 部首 戈 (halberd)
Hear it · 听发音
Watch it drawn stroke by stroke →

Stroke order笔顺

我 is written with 7 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):

The story behind it字源小故事

Picture it: a hand 扌 holding a weapon 戈.

A common word常用词

我wǒ们men

we, us

Example sentence例句

我wǒ爱ài我wǒ的de家jiā。

I love my family.

This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.