我

wǒ

pronoun HSK 1 #2

Meanings

1 I
2 me

Characters

Examples

我是中国人。

Wǒ shì Zhōngguó rén.

I am Chinese.

你认识我吗？

Nǐ rènshi wǒ ma?

Do you know me?

我叫小明。

Wǒ jiào Xiǎo Míng.

My name is Xiao Ming.

Tips

grammar

我 serves as 'I,' 'me,' and (with 的) 'my': 我的书 (my book). In casual speech, 的 is often dropped for close relationships: 我妈妈 (my mom).

history

The ancient form of 我 depicted a hand holding a weapon — 'the one who holds the weapon' was used to represent the self.

Stroke Order

我 wǒ