我 (wǒ) is a Chinese character meaning “I”. It is written from 丿 (left-falling stroke) and ㇚ (vertical stroke with hook) and ㇀ (rising stroke) and 戈 (dagger-axe (ancient pole weapon); Kangxi radical 62), and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
丿 + ㇚ + ㇀ + 戈
Overlapping structure
- 丿 left-falling stroke unknown
- ㇚ vertical stroke with hook unknown
- ㇀ rising stroke unknown
- 戈 dagger-axe (ancient pole weapon); Kangxi radical 62 · gē unknown
Structure from: stroke-level decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 medians (7 strokes; strokes 1/4/5/6 form 戈, strokes 0/2/3 remain as individual strokes); no reliable component IDS available
Memory aid
A short 丿 tips in at the top, a hooked ㇚ drops straight down, and a rising ㇀ kicks out from under it — an arm braced and ready. Across the whole thing runs 戈, a halberd. The one holding the weapon is the one speaking: me.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 我们wǒ menwe; us我 = wǒ
- 我的wǒ demy; mine我 = wǒHSK 1
- 我俩wǒ liǎthe two of us; us two我 = wǒspoken aswó liǎ
Go deeper
All readings
I; me
I; me; my (first-person singular pronoun)
第一人称代词，指说话的人自己。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 我们wǒ menwe; us我 = wǒ
- 我的wǒ demy; mine我 = wǒHSK 1
- 我俩wǒ liǎthe two of us; us two我 = wǒspoken aswó liǎ
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 我 mean?
我 (wǒ) means I; me; my (first-person singular pronoun).
How do you pronounce 我?
It is pronounced wǒ.
What parts is 我 made of?
丿 (left-falling stroke) and ㇚ (vertical stroke with hook) and ㇀ (rising stroke) and 戈 (dagger-axe (ancient pole weapon); Kangxi radical 62). The recorded source is: stroke-level decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 medians (7 strokes; strokes 1/4/5/6 form 戈, strokes 0/2/3 remain as individual strokes); no reliable component IDS available. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 我 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 我?
戈. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 我?
Common ones are 我们. The reading of 我 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.