我

我 U+6211, 我 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6211 ← 成 [U+6210] CJK Unified Ideographs 戒 → [U+6212]

Translingual

Stroke order

Stroke order

Stroke order (Taiwan)

Han character

我 (Kangxi radical 62, 戈+3, 7 strokes, cangjie input 竹手戈 (HQI), four-corner 2355₀, composition ⿻𠂌戈)

Derived characters

• 俄, 哦, 娥, 峨, 㧴, 涐, 𫠰, 𣇕, 𬚾, 𪲘, 𤘋, 珴, 𫨎, 𤯫, 皒, 睋, 硪, 䄉, 𬓬, 𬚚, 𫇇, 𦩆, 蛾, 𧚄, 𪱤, 𬻪, 誐, 𧶕, 䞲, 𨁟, 𨉐, 鋨(锇), 𭔒, 𭭯, 餓(饿), 𭧦, 騀, 𩷦, 䳘, 𤄣, 𪘐
• 𬪂, 𨿍, 𡦛, 𢧲, 𩒰, 𩣣, 鵝(鹅), 𠩙, 𡱫, 峩, 莪, 𬕆, 義, 𡻍, 𩭝, 𦾒, 𡽥, 䳗, 𪭗, 𫪋, 𬐡, 䖸, 𩣨, 鵞, 𧒎, 𢐯, 𢐱, 𦏡, 𥪺

Descendants

• 𛀜 (Hentaigana)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 412, character 1
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11545
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1401, character 2
• Unihan data for U+6211

Further reading

• 我 on Wikidata.Wikidata

Chinese

simp. and trad.		我
alternative forms		吾 Wu 𠨂 𢦐 𢦓 𢦖 吾 Wu 𠨂 𢦐 𢦓 𢦖 𢦠 𨈟 𩇶

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 我
Shang	Western Zhou	Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (我) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
莪	*ŋaːl
哦	*ŋaːl
娥	*ŋaːl
峨	*ŋaːl
峩	*ŋaːl
鵝	*ŋaːl
俄	*ŋaːl
蛾	*ŋaːl, *ŋralʔ
睋	*ŋaːl
涐	*ŋaːl
誐	*ŋaːl
硪	*ŋaːl, *ŋaːlʔ
我	*ŋaːlʔ
騀	*ŋaːlʔ
餓	*ŋaːls
義	*ŋrals
儀	*ŋral
轙	*ŋral, *ŋralʔ
檥	*ŋral, *ŋralʔ
蟻	*ŋralʔ
艤	*ŋralʔ
礒	*ŋralʔ
羛	*ŋralʔ, *hŋral
議	*ŋrals
犧	*hŋral
曦	*hŋral
羲	*hŋral

A pictogram (象形) of a trident-like weapon or tool (note the oracle bone script form 𢦐). Jao & Zeng (1985, pp. 289–290) conjecture about its similarity to a kind of three-bladed polearm found at archaeological sites. Cf. 戈 (gē, “polearm”), which is the same weapon but with a single blade instead of three. It was already borrowed for sound to mean "I" (in the sense of "first-person subject") since the oracle bone script.

Guo Moruo considers it to be the original character for 錡 (OC *ɡral, “a kind of war axe with three blades or teeth”).

Folk etymology considers it to be an ideograph of a hand (手 (shǒu)) holding a weapon (戈 (gē)) to protect oneself.

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa-j ~ ka. Cognate with 吾 (OC *ŋaː), Burmese ငါ (nga, “I”), Hakka 𠊎 (ngài). The expected Mandarin pronunciation is ě (now only found in a few Northern dialects); wǒ is "a col[loquial] archaism" (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): wǒ, ě (wo³, e³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄛˇ, ㄜˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ngo³

  (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): ngè

  (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): ǒ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): вә (və, II)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngo⁵

  (Dongguan, Jyutping++): ngo⁵

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngoi¹ / ngo⁴ / ngoi⁴

• Gan (Wiktionary): ngo³
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ngô

  (Hailu, HRS): ngo^ˋ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ngo¹

• Jin (Wiktionary): ghe²
• Northern Min (KCR): uòi / nguòi
• Eastern Min (BUC): nguāi / ngō̤

• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gua³ / ngor³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): góa / wá / ngó͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ua² / ngo²

  (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): bha² / ngo²

• Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): ngo⁵
• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶ngu; ⁶wu / ⁶ngou; ¹ngou / ³ngo
• Xiang

  (Changsha, Wiktionary): ngo³

  (Loudi, Wiktionary): ng³ / nguo³

  (Hengyang, Wiktionary): ngo³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, vernacular, standard)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǒ
    • Wade–Giles: wo³
    • Yale: wǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woo
    • Palladius: во (vo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔ²¹⁴/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, literary, rare variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ě
    • Zhuyin: ㄜˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ě
    • Wade–Giles: o³
    • Yale: ě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ee
    • Palladius: э (e)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ²¹⁴/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: ngo³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ngo
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋo⁵³/
  • (Xi'an)
    • Guanzhong Pinyin: ngè
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɤ⁵³/
  • (Nanjing)
    • Nanjing Pinyin: ǒ
    • Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): o³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /o¹¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: вә (və, II)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /və⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ngo⁵
    • Yale: ngóh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngo⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngo⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔː¹³/
  • (Dongguan, Guancheng)
    • Jyutping++: ngo⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔ¹³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ngoi¹ / ngo⁴ / ngoi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡᵘɔi³³/, /ᵑɡᵘɔ²¹/, /ᵑɡᵘɔi²¹/

Note:

• ngoi1 - vernacular (“I; my”);
• ngo4 - literary (“I”);
• ngoi4 - “we; our”.

• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: ngo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋo²¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngô
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngo^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngo¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋo²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngo^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋo⁵³/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ngo¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋo⁴⁴/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: ghe²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɣɤ⁵³/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: uòi / nguòi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uɛ⁴²/, /ŋuɛ⁴²/

Note:

• uòi - vernacular;
• nguòi - literary.

• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: nguāi / ngō̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋuai³³/, /ŋo³³/

Note:

• nguāi - vernacular;
• ngō̤ - literary.

• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: gua³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kua⁴⁵³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: gua³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kua³³²/
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: ngor³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɒ⁴⁵³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: ngor³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɒ³³²/

Note:

• gua3 - vernacular;
• ngor3 - literary.

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: góa
    • Tâi-lô: guá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goar
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /ɡua⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /ɡua⁵³/
    • IPA (Singapore): /ɡua⁴²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡua⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Penang, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: wá
    • Tâi-lô: wá
    • IPA (Penang): /wa⁴⁴⁵/
    • IPA (Singapore): /wa⁴²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngó͘
    • Tâi-lô: ngóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngor
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ŋɔ̃⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /ŋɔ̃⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋɔ̃⁴¹/

Note:

• góa/wá - vernacular;
• ngó͘ - literary.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: ua² / ngo²
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: uá / ngó
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ua⁵²/, /ŋo⁵²/

Note:

• ua2 - vernacular;
• ngo2 - literary.

• (Leizhou)
  • Leizhou Pinyin: bha² / ngo²
  • Sinological IPA: /ba³¹/, /ŋɔ³¹/

Note:

• bha2 - vernacular;
• ngo2 - literary.

• Southern Pinghua
  • (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
    • Jyutping++: ngo⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋo²⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶ngu; ⁶wu
    • MiniDict: ngu^去; wu^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³ngu; ³hhu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋu²³/, /ɦu²³/
  • (Northern: Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁶ngou; ¹ngou
    • MiniDict: ngou^去; 'ngou^平
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ŋəu²³¹/, /ŋəu⁴⁴/
  • (Northern: Hangzhou)
    • Wugniu: ³ngo
    • MiniDict: 'ngo^上
    • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /ŋo⁵³/

Note:

• (Shanghainese) ⁶wu - common among younger speakers;
• (Suzhounese) ¹ngou - literary.

• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: ngo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋo⁴¹/
  • (Loudi)
    • Wiktionary: ng³ / nguo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍⁴²/, /ŋʊ⁴²/

Note:

• ng3 - vernacular;
• nguo3 - literary.

• (Hengyang)
  • Wiktionary: ngo³
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋo³³/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 我
Mandarin	Beijing	/uo²¹⁴/
	Harbin	/vɤ³¹²/
	Tianjin	/uo²¹³/
	Jinan	/ɤ⁵⁵/ /ŋɤ⁵⁵/
	Qingdao	/uə⁵⁵/
	Zhengzhou	/uo⁵³/
	Xi'an	/ŋɤ⁵³/
	Xining	/nɔ⁵³/
	Yinchuan	/və⁴²/
	Lanzhou	/və⁴⁴/
	Ürümqi	/vɤ⁵¹/
	Wuhan	/ŋo⁴²/ /o⁴²/
	Chengdu	/ŋo⁵³/
	Guiyang	/ŋo⁴²/
	Kunming	/o⁵³/
	Nanjing	/o²¹²/
	Hefei	/ʊ²⁴/
Jin	Taiyuan	/ɣɤ⁵³/
	Pingyao
	Hohhot	/vɤ⁵³/
Wu	Shanghai	/ŋu¹²³/ /ɦu¹²³/
	Suzhou	/ŋəu⁴⁴/ /ŋəu²³/
	Hangzhou	/ŋou⁵¹/
	Wenzhou	/ŋ³⁴/
Hui	Shexian
	Tunxi
Xiang	Changsha	/ŋo⁴¹/
	Xiangtan
Gan	Nanchang	/ŋo²¹³/
Hakka	Meixian	/ŋai¹¹/ /ŋɔ⁴⁴/
	Taoyuan
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/ŋɔ³⁵/
	Nanning	/ŋɔ³⁵/
	Hong Kong	/ŋɔ²³/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/ɡua⁵¹/ 白 /ŋɔ̃⁵¹/ 文
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/ŋuai³¹/ 白 /ŋɔ³¹/ 文
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/ŋuɛ⁴²/ 白 /uɛ⁴²/ 文
	Shantou (Teochew)	/o⁵³/ 白 /ŋua⁵³/ 文
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/va²¹³/ 白 /ŋo²¹³/ 文

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• Middle Chinese: ngaX

Rime
Character	我
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	五可切
Baxter	ngaX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋɑX/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋɑX/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋɑX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋaX/
Li Rong	/ŋɑX/
Wang Li	/ŋɑX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋɑX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ě
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ngo5

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*ŋˤajʔ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋaːlʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	我
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	wǒ
Middle Chinese	‹ ngaX ›
Old Chinese	/*ŋˁajʔ/
English	we, I
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	我
Reading #	1/1
No.	13041
Phonetic component	我
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	我
Old Chinese	/*ŋaːlʔ/
Notes	甲金文象兵器， 周原卜辭：王以我枚單（殫）兕

Definitions

我

1. I; me; my

   認識你我真高興。 [MSC, trad.]
   认识你我真高兴。 [MSC, simp.]

   Rènshí nǐ wǒ zhēn gāoxìng. [Pinyin]

   I am pleased to meet you.

   我哥哥每日返工都遲到。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   我哥哥每日返工都迟到。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ngo⁵ go^1-4 go¹ mui⁵ jat⁶ faan¹ gung¹ dou¹ ci⁴ dou³. [Jyutping]

   My brother is late for work every day.

   今朝公司有事體，我先走了。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
   今朝公司有事体，我先走了。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

   ¹cin-tsau ¹kon-sy ⁶yeu ⁶zy-thi ⁶ngu ¹shi ⁵tseu-leq [Wugniu]

   Today I have things to do in the company, (so) I'm leaving early (lit. ahead).

2. (literary, formal or dialectal) we; us; our

   我國／我国  ―  wǒguó  ―  our country

   我市  ―  wǒshì  ―  our city

3. (obsolete) to stubbornly hold to one's own opinion
4. (obsolete) to kill
5. (obsolete) tilted
6. a surname

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 我 (“I”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		吾, 我, 余, 予, 台, 朕 for emperors, 臣, 愚 humble
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		我, 本人, 鄙人 humble, 在下 humble, 不才 humble
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	我
	Taiwan	我
	Langfang	我
	Chengde	我
	Ulanhot	我
	Tongliao	我
	Chifeng	我, 咱
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	我
	Heihe	我, 俺
	Qiqihar	我, 俺
	Harbin	我, 俺
	Jiamusi	我, 俺, 咱
	Baicheng	我
	Changchun	我
	Tonghua	我, 咱
	Shenyang	我
	Jinzhou	我
	Malaysia	我
	Singapore	我
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	我
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	我
	Tangshan	我
	Cangzhou	我, 俺
	Baoding	我
	Shijiazhuang	我, 俺
	Lijin	我, 俺
	Weifang (Weicheng)	我, 俺
	Weifang (Fangzi)	我, 俺
	Changle	我, 俺
	Shouguang	我, 俺
	Rizhao	我, 俺
	Wulian	我, 俺
	Jinan	我, 俺
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	我
	Dandong	我, 俺
	Yantai	我, 俺
	Yantai (Muping)	我, 俺
	Qingdao	我, 俺
	Weifang (Hanting)	我, 俺
	Changyi	我, 俺
	Gaomi	我, 俺
	Zhucheng	我, 俺
	Anqiu	我, 俺
	Linqu	我, 俺
	Qingzhou	俺
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	我, 俺
	Lingbao	我
	Jining	我, 俺
	Wanrong	我, 俺
	Linfen	我
	Shangqiu	我, 俺
	Yuanyang	我, 俺
	Zhengzhou	我, 俺
	Kaifeng	我, 俺
	Xinyang	我
	Ankang	我
	Baihe	我
	Xi'an	我, 俺 †
	Baoji	我
	Tongxin	我
	Guyuan	我
	Tianshui	我
	Xining	我
	Yanqi	我
	Xuzhou	我, 俺, 咱
	Xuzhou (Jiawang)	俺, 我
	Pizhou	俺, 我
	Suining	我
	Xinyi	我, 俺
	Fengxian	我, 俺
	Suqian	俺
	Lianyungang (Ganyu)	我, 俺
	Donghai	我, 俺
	Fuyang	我, 俺
	Bengbu	我, 俺
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	我
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	我
	Zhongwei	我
	Lanzhou	我
	Dunhuang	我
	Hami	我
	Ürümqi	我
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	我
	Chengdu (Xindu)	我
	Nanchong	我
	Nanbu	我
	Dazhou	我
	Hanyuan	我
	Xichang	我
	Zigong	我
	Chongqing	我
	Wuhan	我
	Yichang	我
	Xiangyang	我
	Tianmen	我
	Lhasa	我
	Guiyang	我
	Zunyi	我
	Bijie	我
	Liping	我
	Zhaotong	我
	Dali	我
	Kunming	我
	Mengzi	我
	Guilin	我
	Guilin (Lingui)	我
	Guanyang	我
	Lipu	我
	Pingle	我
	Yangshuo	我
	Liuzhou	我
	Nanning (Xiakuojie)	我
	Nanning (Fujian)	我
	Nanning (Wuming)	我
	Nanning (Fucheng, Wuming)	我
	Binyang (Nanjie)	我
	Shanglin (Sanli)	我
	Hechi (Yizhou)	我
	Jishou	我
	Changde	我, 頑, 俺
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	我
	Ziyang	我
	Hanzhong	我
	Dagudi (Maliba)	我
	Reshuitang (Longling)	我
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	我
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	我
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	我
	Yangzhou	我
	Yangzhou (Jiangdu)	我
	Baoying	我
	Gaoyou	我
	Yizheng	我
	Taizhou	我
	Taixing	我
	Taizhou (Jiangyan)	我
	Jingjiang (Dongxing)	我
	Zhenjiang	我
	Jurong	我
	Lianyungang	我, 俺
	Guanyun	我
	Guannan	我, 呣
	Huai'an (Huaiyin)	我
	Huai'an (Hongze)	我
	Lianshui	我
	Xuyi	我
	Jinhu	我
	Xinghua	我
	Nantong	我
	Rugao	我
	Rudong	我
	Hai'an	我
	Yancheng	我
	Dongtai	我
	Sheyang	我
	Funing	我
	Jianhu	我
	Xiangshui	我
	Shuyang	我
	Sihong	我, 俺
	Anqing	我
	Wuhu	我
	Hefei	我
	Chuzhou	我
	Huanggang	我
	Hong'an	我
Mandarin	Qinzhou (Longmengang)	我
Cantonese	Guangzhou	我
	Hong Kong	我
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	我
	Macau	我
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	我
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	我
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	我
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	我
	Foshan	我
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	我
	Foshan (Shunde)	我
	Foshan (Sanshui)	我
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	我
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	我
	Zhongshan (Huancheng)	我
	Zhongshan (Nanlang)	我
	Zhongshan (Xiaolan)	我
	Zhongshan (Dongsheng, Xiaolan)	我
	Zhongshan (Tanbei, Xiaolan)	我
	Zhongshan (Henglan)	我
	Zhongshan (Dongfeng)	我
	Zhongshan (Nantou)	我
	Zhongshan (Fusha)	我
	Zhongshan (Shalang)	我
	Zhongshan (Gangkou)	我
	Zhongshan (Huangpu)	我
	Zhongshan (Sanjiao)	我
	Zhongshan (Langwang, Minzhong)	我
	Zhongshan (Minzhong)	我
	Zhongshan (Guzhen)	我
	Zhongshan (Banfu)	我
	Zhongshan (Tanzhou)	我
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	我
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	我
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	我
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	𠊎
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	我
	Taishan	我
	Kaiping (Chikan)	我
	Enping (Niujiang)	我
	Heshan (Yayao)	我
	Dongguan	我
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	我
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	我
	Qingyuan	我
	Fogang	我
	Yingde (Hanguang)	我
	Yangshan	我
	Lianshan (Butian)	我
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	我
	Shaoguan	我
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	我
	Renhua	我
	Lechang	我
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	我
	Sihui	我
	Guangning	我
	Deqing	我
	Huaiji	我
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	儂
	Yunfu	我, 儂
	Xinxing	我
	Luoding	我
	Yunan (Pingtai)	我
Yangjiang	我
Xinyi	我
Maoming (Xinpo)	我
Lianjiang	我
Wuchuan (Wuyang)	我
Nanning	我
Wuzhou	我
Yulin	我
Hepu (Lianzhou)	我
Hepu (Shatian)	我
Guiping	我
Mengshan (Xihe)	我
Guigang (Nanjiang)	我
Beiliu	我
Baise	我
Bobai	我
Lingshan	我
Pubei	我
Qinzhou	我
Beihai	我
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	我
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	我
Ningming	我
Hengzhou	我
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	儂
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	我
Danzhou	我
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	我
Penang (Guangfu)	我
Singapore (Guangfu)	我
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	我
Móng Cái	我
Gan	Nanchang	我
	Nanchang (Wangcheng)	我
	Anyi	我仂
	Lushan	我
	Pengze	我
	Duchang	我, 我濃
	Wuning (Quankou)	我
	Poyang	我
	Yugan	阿, 我郎
	Wannian	阿
	Hengfeng	阿, 阿仂
	Yanshan	阿, 阿仂
	Leping	阿
	Yichun	我
	Yifeng	阿
	Gao'an	我
	Fengxin	我
	Shanggao	我
	Wanzai	我
	Fengcheng	我
	Xinyu	阿, 我
	Fuzhou (Shangdundu)	我
	Fuzhou (Dongxiang)	阿仂
	Nancheng	阿
	Nanfeng	阿仂, 阿
	Yihuang	我
	Lichuan	我, 阿
	Chongren	我
	Pingxiang	巷
	Lianhua	我
	Ji'an	阿, 我
	Yongfeng	我
	Taihe	我
	Xiajiang	我
	Yongxin	我
	Yingtan (Yujiang)	阿
	Guixi	阿, 阿仂
	Jianning	我
	Jinxian	我
	Jinxi	阿
	Le'an	我
	Guangchang	阿
	Anfu	我
	Suichuan	𠊎
	Wan'an	𠊎
	Jing'an	我
	Zhangshu	我
	Xingan	我
	Fenyi	我
Hakka	Meixian	𠊎
	Xingning	𠊎
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	我
	Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)	我
	Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)	我
	Huiyang	𠊎
	Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)	我
	Huidong (Daling)	𠊎
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	𠊎
	Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)	我
	Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)	我
	Boluo (Bendihua)	我
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	𠊎
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	𠊎
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	𠊎
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	𠊎
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	𠊎
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	𠊎
	Wuhua (Changbu)	𠊎
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	𠊎
	Wuhua (Meilin)	𠊎
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	我
	Zijin	我
	Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)	我
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	我
	Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)	我
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	我
	Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)	我
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	我
	Wengyuan	𠊎
	Nanxiong (Zhuji)	𠊎
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	𠊎
	Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)	我
	Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)	我
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	𠊎
	Liannan	𠊎
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	𠊎
	Jiexi	𠊎
	Luhe	𠊎
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	𠊎
	Changting	𠊎
	Shanghang	𠊎
	Longyan (Yongding)	𠊎
	Wuping	𠊎
	Wuping (Yanqian)	𠊎
	Wuping (Pingyu)	𠊎
	Liancheng	𠊎
	Ninghua	𠊎
	Qingliu	𠊎
	Yudu	𠊎
	Ningdu	𠊎
	Ruijin	𠊎
	Shicheng	𠊎
	Shangyou (Shexi)	𠊎
	Tonggu (Sandu)	𠊎
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	𠊎
	Ganzhou (Nankang)	𠊎
	Dayu	𠊎
	Dingnan	𠊎
	Longnan	𠊎
	Xunwu	𠊎
	Huichang	𠊎
	Chongyi	𠊎
	Xingguo	𠊎
Miaoli (N. Sixian)	𠊎
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	𠊎
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	𠊎
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	𠊎
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	𠊎
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	𠊎
Hong Kong	𠊎
Yangxi (Tangkou)	𠊎
Yangchun (Sanjia)	𠊎
Xinyi (Sihe)	𠊎
Xinyi (Qianpai)	𠊎
Gaozhou (Xindong)	𠊎
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	𠊎
Huazhou (Xin'an)	𠊎
Lianjiang (Shijiao)	𠊎
Lianjiang (Qingping)	𠊎
Mengshan (Xihe)	𠊎
Luchuan	𠊎
Luchuan (Daqiao)	𠊎
Bobai (Shahe)	𠊎
Bobai (Longtan)	𠊎
Bobai (Lingping)	𠊎
Bobai (Lingjiao)	𠊎
Beiliu (Tang'an)	𠊎
Mashan (Pianlian)	我
Sabah (Longchuan)	𠊎, 我
Senai (Huiyang)	𠊎
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	𠊎
Singkawang	𠊎
Singapore (Dabu)	𠊎
Bangkok (Meixian)	𠊎
Huizhou	Jixi	我
	Shexian	我, 阿
	Wuyuan	我
	Fuliang	我
	Dexing	我
	Chun'an (Qiandaohu)	我
	Jiande (Meicheng)	黨, 卬
	Jiande (Shouchang)	我, 我儂
Jin	Taiyuan	我, 俺 †, used only by females
	Yangyuan	我, 俺
	Datong	我
	Xinzhou	我, 俺
	Lüliang (Lishi)	我, 俺
	Changzhi	我
	Linhe	我
	Jining	我, 俺
	Hohhot	我, 俺
	Erenhot	我, 俺
	Pingshan	我, 俺
	Zhangjiakou	我
	Handan	我, 俺
	Linzhou	我, 俺
	Suide	我
Northern Min	Jian'ou	我, 俺
	Songxi	我
	Zhenghe	我
	Jianyang	我
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	我, 奴
	Fuzhou (Changle)	我
	Lianjiang	我
	Fuqing	我
	Pingtan	我
	Yongtai	我
	Minqing	我
	Gutian	我
	Pingnan	我
	Luoyuan	我
	Fu'an	我
	Ningde	我
	Xiapu	我
	Zherong	我
	Shouning	我
	Zhouning	我
	Fuding	我
	Taishun	我
	Cangnan	我
	Singapore (Fuqing)	我
	Sitiawan (Gutian)	我
Southern Min	Xiamen	我, 阮, 遮人, 遮的人
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	我
	Quanzhou	我, 阮
	Jinjiang	我
	Nan'an	我
	Shishi	我
	Hui'an	我
	Anxi	我
	Yongchun	我
	Dehua	我
	Zhangzhou	我, 阮, 遮人, 遮的人
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	我
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	我
	Hua'an	我
	Nanjing	我
	Pinghe	我
	Zhangpu	我
	Yunxiao	我
	Zhao'an	我
	Dongshan	我
	Taipei	我, 阮 GT
	Taipei (Wanhua)	我
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	我
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	我
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	我
	Kaohsiung	我
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	我
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	我
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	我
	Yilan	我
	Changhua (Lukang)	我
	Taichung	我
	Taichung (Wuqi)	我
	Tainan	我
	Taitung	我
	Hsinchu	我
	Kinmen	我
	Penghu (Magong)	我
	Penang (Hokkien)	我
	Singapore (Hokkien)	我
	Manila (Hokkien)	我
	Longyan	我
	Zhangping	我
	Datian	我
	Shunchang (Pushang)	我
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	我
	Guilin (Biyange)	我
	Cangnan	我
	Chaozhou	我
	Shantou	我
	Shantou (Chenghai)	我
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	我
	Jieyang	我
	Haifeng	我
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	我
	Singapore (Teochew)	我
	Batam (Teochew)	我
	Pontianak (Teochew)	我
	Wenchang	我, 儂 polite/humble
	Haikou	我
	Singapore (Hainanese)	我, 儂 polite/humble
Puxian Min	Putian	我
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	我
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	我
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	我
	Xianyou	我
	Xianyou (Fengting)	我
	Xianyou (Youyang)	我
Central Min	Yong'an	我
	Sanming (Shaxian)	我
	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	我
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	伉
	Guangze	伉
	Jiangle	我
	Mingxi	我
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	我
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	我
Shehua	Jingning (Hexi)	我
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	我
	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	吾
Wu	Shanghai	我, 阿拉
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	我儂
	Shanghai (Jiading)	唔, 唔儂
	Shanghai (Chongming)	我
	Suzhou	我, 奴
	Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang)	吾, 吾奴
	Wuxi	我
	Changshu	我
	Nantong (Haimen)	我
	Jiaxing	我奴
	Jiashan	我奴, 我
	Pinghu	我奴, 我
	Haining (Yanguan)	我
	Tongxiang	我
	Haiyan	我, 活儂, 活奴
	Changzhou	我
	Danyang	我
	Nanjing (Gaochun)	我
	Huzhou	是我
	Changxing	我, 是我
	Anji	我
	Deqing	我
	Hangzhou	我
	Hangzhou (Yuhang)	我, 是我
	Hangzhou (Lin'an)	我, 是我, 什我
	Hangzhou (Fuyang)	我, 是我
	Hangzhou (Xiaoshan)	我
	Tonglu	我, 是我
	Tonglu (Wusheng)	我
	Shaoxing	我
	Zhuji	我
	Shengzhou	我
	Xinchang	我
	Ningbo	我, 我儂, 像我
	Ningbo (Zhenhai)	我
	Ningbo (Fenghua)	我
	Yuyao	我
	Cixi	我
	Xiangshan	我, 像我
	Zhoushan	伢
	Taizhou (Huangyan)	我
	Tiantai	我
	Xianju	我
	Sanmen	我
	Linhai	我
	Wenling	我俚
	Wenzhou	我
	Yueqing	我
	Yongjia (Fenglin)	我
	Rui'an	我
	Pingyang	我
	Taishun	我
	Wencheng	我
	Lishui	我
	Qingtian	我
	Jinyun	我, 動我
	Wuyi (Liucheng)	我
	Songyang (Xiping)	我
	Yunhe	我
	Jingning	我
	Qingyuan	我
	Longquan	我
	Quzhou	我
	Suichang	我, 我儂
Jiangshan	我
Changshan	我
Kaihua	我, 我儂
Longyou	我, 我儂
Jinhua	我, 我儂
Jinhua (Tangxi)	我, 我儂
Yiwu	我
Yongkang	我
Pujiang	我
Dongyang	我
Wuyi	我, 我儂
Lanxi	我, 我儂
Shangrao	阿儂
Shangrao (Guangfeng)	阿
Yushan	阿, 儂
Xiang	Changsha	我
	Loudi	我
	Shuangfeng	我, 卬
	Hengyang	我
	Quanzhou	我
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	我
Note	† - as an attributive, used without 的; GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Dialectal synonyms of 我們 (“we; us (exclusive or no distinction of clusivity)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		我, 吾儕, 吾等, 我等, 吾曹, 我曹, 我輩, 吾輩
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		我們
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	我們, 姆們
	Taiwan	我們
	Chengde	我們
	Ulanhot	俺們
	Tongliao	俺們
	Chifeng	我們
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	我們
	Heihe	我們, 俺們
	Qiqihar	我們, 俺們
	Harbin	我們, 俺們
	Jiamusi	我們, 俺們
	Baicheng	我們, 俺們
	Changchun	我們, 俺們
	Tonghua	我們, 俺們
	Shenyang	我們, 俺們
	Jinzhou	我們
	Malaysia	我們
	Singapore	我們
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	我們
	Tangshan	我們
	Cangzhou	我們, 俺們
	Baoding	我們, 俺們
	Shijiazhuang	俺們
	Lijin	我們, 俺
	Jinan	我們, 俺們, 俺, 俺這夥
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	我們
	Dandong	我們, 俺, 俺們
	Yantai	我們, 俺
	Yantai (Muping)	俺
	Qingdao	我們, 俺
	Zhucheng	我們, 俺, 俺們
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	我們, 俺們, 俺
	Lingbao	我
	Jining	俺
	Wanrong	我的, 我
	Linfen	我們, 我家
	Shangqiu	我們, 俺, 俺們
	Yuanyang	我們, 俺
	Zhengzhou	俺, 我們 literary
	Xinyang	我們
	Baihe	我們
	Xi'an	俺的, 俺, 我的, 我, 我們
	Dingbian	我們
	Baoji	我們, 我的, 𠊎的
	Tianshui	我們, 我的
	Xining	我們
	Xuzhou	俺, 我們
	Fuyang	我們, 俺們, 俺幾個
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	我們
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	我們
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	我們, 卬們, 阿們
	Bayanhot	我們
	Lanzhou	我們
	Dunhuang	我們
	Hami	我們
	Ürümqi	我們
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	我們
	Nanchong	我們
	Dazhou	我們
	Hanyuan	我們
	Xichang	我們
	Zigong	我們
	Chongqing	我們
	Wuhan	我們
	Xiangyang	我們
	Tianmen	我們
	Guiyang	我們
	Zunyi	我們
	Bijie	我們
	Zhaotong	我們
	Dali	我們
	Kunming	我們
	Mengzi	我們兒
	Guilin	我們
	Liuzhou	我們
	Nanning (Xiakuojie)	我哋
	Nanning (Wuming)	我們
	Nanning (Fucheng, Wuming)	我們
	Binyang (Nanjie)	我們
	Jishou	我們
	Changde	我們
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	我們
	Hanzhong	我們
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	我們
	Yangzhou	我們, 們, 我輩兒
	Lianyungang	我們
	Lianshui	我們
	Nantong	我恁, 我倈
	Anqing	我們
	Wuhu	我們
	Hefei	我們
	Huanggang	我家
	Hong'an	我們, 我家
Cantonese	Guangzhou	我哋
	Hong Kong	我哋
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	我哋
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	我哋
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	我哋, 我俚
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	我俚
	Macau	我哋
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	我哋
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	我哋
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	我啲
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	我班人
	Foshan	我哋
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	我哋
	Foshan (Shunde)	我哋
	Foshan (Sanshui)	我哋
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Huancheng)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Nanlang)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Xiaolan)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Dongsheng, Xiaolan)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Tanbei, Xiaolan)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Henglan)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Dongfeng)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Nantou)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Fusha)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Shalang)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Gangkou)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Huangpu)	我俚
	Zhongshan (Sanjiao)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Langwang, Minzhong)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Minzhong)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Guzhen)	偔
	Zhongshan (Banfu)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Tanzhou)	我哋
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	我哋
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	我哋
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	偔
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	偔
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	偔
	Taishan	我
	Kaiping (Chikan)	我
	Enping (Niujiang)	我喊齊
	Heshan (Yayao)	我
	Dongguan	我哋
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	我哋
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	我哋
	Shaoguan	我哋
	Yunfu	我哋
	Yangjiang	偔
	Xinyi	我哋
	Lianjiang	我哋
	Nanning	我哋
	Wuzhou	我哋
	Yulin	我人
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	俺
	Baise	我哋
	Qinzhou	我哋
	Beihai	我哋
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	我哋
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	我哋
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	我哋
	Singapore (Guangfu)	我哋
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	我哋
Móng Cái	我哋
Gan	Nanchang	我個俚, 我等, 我們
	Lichuan	我多
	Pingxiang	我俚, 巷俚
Hakka	Meixian	𠊎等人, 𠊎兜人, 𠊎儕
	Xingning	𠊎兜人
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	我, 我咧, 我大家, 我茶家
	Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)	我, 我咧
	Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)	我俚
	Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)	我, 我咧
	Huidong (Daling)	𠊎兜人
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	吾兜
	Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)	我俚
	Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)	我咧
	Boluo (Bendihua)	我, 我齊家
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	𠊎兜
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	吾兜, 𠊎兜
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	吾哋
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	吾哋
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	𠊎兜
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	𠊎兜
	Wuhua (Changbu)	𠊎兜
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	𠊎兜
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	我咧
	Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)	我俚
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	我咧
	Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)	我, 我咧
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	我哋
	Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)	我咧
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	我哋
	Nanxiong (Zhuji)	𠊎等
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	𠊎俚
	Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)	我根
	Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)	我哋
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	阿俚
	Liannan	𠊎俚
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	𠊎兜
	Jiexi	𠊎兜儕
	Changting	𠊎儕們, 𠊎儕
	Wuping	𠊎等人
	Wuping (Pingyu)	𠊎等人, 𠊎兜
	Liancheng	𠊎大全
	Ninghua	𠊎人, 𠊎多人
	Yudu	𠊎底
	Ruijin	𠊎班人
	Shicheng	𠊎郎人
	Shangyou (Shexi)	𠊎子人
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	𠊎兜, 𠊎等, 𠊎兜人, 𠊎兜儕, 𠊎這兜
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	𠊎等, 𠊎等人
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	𠊎兜, 𠊎等, 𠊎兜人, 𠊎兜儕
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	吾等, 吾這兜, 吾這兜人
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	𠊎兜, 𠊎等, 𠊎兜人, 𠊎兜儕
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	𠊎人
	Hong Kong	𠊎哋
	Luchuan	𠊎俚
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	我們
	Bobai (Shahe)	𠊎人
	Bobai (Longtan)	𠊎大家人
	Bobai (Lingping)	𠊎哋, 𠊎啲人
	Bobai (Lingjiao)	𠊎人, 𠊎兜人
	Sabah (Bao'an)	𠊎兜
	Sabah (Longchuan)	𠊎兜
	Senai (Huiyang)	吾兜
	Kuching (Hepo)	我儕, 吾儕, 𠊎兜儕
	Singkawang	𠊎兜儕
Huizhou	Jixi	我人
	Shexian	我人
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	我人
	Xiuning	我人
	Yixian	我儂
	Qimen	我大家
	Wuyuan	俺家, 刷俺
	Dexing	我拉
	Jingde	阿啊
	Shitai (Xianyu)	我些人
Jin	Taiyuan	我們, 俺們
	Pingyao	我家, 我家們家, 我們
	Yangyuan	我們
	Datong	我們
	Xinzhou	我們, 俺們, 俺
	Lüliang (Lishi)	俺們
	Changzhi	我家
	Taibus (Baochang)	我們
	Linhe	我們
	Jining	我們
	Hohhot	我們
	Baotou	我們
	Dongsheng	我們
	Haibowan	我們
	Erenhot	我們, 俺們
	Pingshan	我們, 俺們
	Zhangjiakou	我們
	Handan	我們, 俺們
	Linzhou	我們, 俺們
	Suide	我們
Northern Min	Jian'ou	我人, 我夥人
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	我人
	Songxi	俺叢人
	Zhenghe	我人
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	我人
	Jianyang	我夥人
	Wuyishan	我夥人
	Pucheng (Shibei)	我人, 我多人
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	我各儂, 儂家各儂, 儂家
	Fuzhou (Changle)	儂家
	Fuqing	儂家, 儂家各儂, 我各儂
	Pingtan	儂家
	Yongtai	儂家各儂
	Gutian	我各儂
	Fu'an	我儕
	Ningde	我儕儂, 我儕
	Shouning	我儂
	Zhouning	我儕
	Fuding	我儂
	Matsu	儂家
	Singapore (Fuqing)	我各儂
Southern Min	Xiamen	阮
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	阮
	Quanzhou	阮
	Jinjiang	阮
	Nan'an	阮
	Shishi	阮
	Hui'an	阮
	Anxi	阮
	Yongchun	阮
	Dehua	阮
	Zhangzhou	阮
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	阮
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	阮
	Hua'an	阮
	Nanjing	阮
	Pinghe	阮
	Zhangpu	阮
	Yunxiao	阮
	Zhao'an	阮
	Dongshan	阮
	Taipei	阮
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	阮
	Kaohsiung	阮
	Yilan	阮
	Changhua (Lukang)	阮
	Taichung	阮
	Tainan	阮
	Hsinchu	阮
	Kinmen	阮
	Penghu (Magong)	阮
	Penang (Hokkien)	我儂
	Singapore (Hokkien)	我儂, 阮, 阮儂
	Manila (Hokkien)	阮
	Medan (Hokkien)	我儂
	Longyan	我儂
	Zhangping	我儂
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	我儂
	Datian	我夥
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	阮儂
	Chaozhou	阮
	Shantou	阮
	Jieyang	阮
	Haifeng	阮, 阮儂
	Singapore (Teochew)	阮, 阮儂
	Batam (Teochew)	我儂
	Pontianak (Teochew)	我儂
	Leizhou	我儂
	Wenchang	我儂
	Haikou	我儂
	Singapore (Hainanese)	我儂
Puxian Min	Putian	我輩
	Xianyou	滾, 我輩
Central Min	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	我人
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	我哋
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	我哋
Shehua	Fu'an	𠊎人
	Fuding	𠊎人
	Luoyuan	𠊎人
	Sanming	𠊎仔
	Shunchang	𠊎個人
Wu	Shanghai	阿拉, 我伲 dated, 伲 dated
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	我㑚
	Shanghai (Chongming)	我俚
	Suzhou	伲
	Wuxi	我俚
	Danyang	我己
	Hangzhou	我們
	Ningbo	阿拉, 象拉
	Wenzhou	我倈
	Jinhua	我郎, 昂
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	我道
Xiang	Changsha	我們, 我屋裡
	Xiangtan	我人
	Loudi	我俺
	Shuangfeng	我俚, 卬俚
	Quanzhou	俺

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• 予 (Classical)
• 余 (Classical)
• 俺 (dialectal Mandarin)
• 僕／仆 (pú) (literary, humble)
• 區區／区区 (qūqū) (literary, humble)
• 台 (Classical)
• 吾 (Classical)
• 妾 (qiè) (archaic, humble, use by women)
• 孤 (gū) (used by emperor)
• 我佬 (Mainland, internet slang)
• 朕 (zhèn) (Classical)
• 爺／爷 (yé) (colloquial, derogatory or familiar)
• 窩／窝 (wō) (Mainland, internet slang)
• 老子 (lǎozi) (colloquial male)

 

See also

Standard Mandarin Chinese personal pronouns
Person		Singular	Plural
1st	—	我 (wǒ)	我們／我们 (wǒmen)
	inclusive		咱們／咱们 (zánmen)
2nd	male/indefinite	你 (nǐ)	你們／你们 (nǐmen)
	female	妳／你 (nǐ)	妳們／你们 (nǐmen)
	deity	祢 (nǐ)	祢們／祢们 (nǐmen)
	polite	您 (nín)	你們／你们 (nǐmen) 您們／您们 (nínmen)
3rd	male/indefinite	他 (tā)	他們／他们 (tāmen)
	female	她 (tā)	她們／她们 (tāmen)
	deity	祂 (tā)	祂們／祂们 (tāmen)
	animal	牠／它 (tā)	牠們／它们 (tāmen)
	inanimate	它 (tā)	它們／它们 (tāmen)

Compounds

• 人我
• 人我是非
• 人棄我取／人弃我取
• 你三我四
• 你丟我撿／你丢我捡
• 你來我往／你来我往
• 你儂我儂／你侬我侬 (nǐnóngwǒnóng)
• 你我 (nǐwǒ)
• 你推我擠／你推我挤
• 你推我讓／你推我让
• 你東我西／你东我西
• 你死我活 (nǐsǐwǒhuó)
• 你爭我奪／你争我夺
• 你知我見／你知我见
• 你誇我逞／你夸我逞
• 你謙我讓／你谦我让
• 你追我趕／你追我赶
• 你長我短／你长我短
• 依然故我 (yīrángùwǒ)
• 做我不著
• 六經註我／六经注我
• 分我杯羹
• 助我張目／助我张目
• 勿忘我 (wùwàngwǒ)
• 匡我不逮
• 卿卿我我 (qīngqīngwǒwǒ)
• 唯我
• 唯我獨尊／唯我独尊 (wéiwǒdúzūn)
• 唯我論／唯我论 (wéiwǒlùn)
• 大我 (dàwǒ)
• 如是我聞／如是我闻 (rúshìwǒwén)
• 宰我
• 小我 (xiǎowǒ)
• 彼我
• 彼眾我寡／彼众我寡 (bǐzhòngwǒguǎ)
• 彼竭我盈 (bǐjiéwǒyíng)
• 彼長我消／彼长我消
• 忘我 (wàngwǒ)
• 惠子知我
• 惟我獨尊／惟我独尊
• 憐我憐卿／怜我怜卿
• 我丈
• 我人 (wǒrén)
• 我倆／我俩 (wǒliǎ)
• 我們／我们
• 我儀／我仪
• 我儂／我侬 (wǒnóng)
• 我咱
• 我國／我国 (wǒguó)
• 我執／我执 (wǒzhí)
• 我家
• 我將／我将
• 我山
• 我師／我师
• 我師禽／我师禽
• 我慢 (wǒmàn)
• 我所
• 我方 (wǒfāng)
• 我曹 (wǒcáo)
• 我武維揚／我武维扬
• 我每 (wǒměi)
• 我生
• 我的天 (wǒ de tiān)
• 我相
• 我私
• 我肏 (wǒ cào)
• 我自
• 我行
• 我行其野
• 我行我素 (wǒxíngwǒsù)
• 我見／我见
• 我見猶憐／我见犹怜
• 我負子戴／我负子戴
• 我身
• 我躬
• 我軍／我军 (wǒjūn)
• 我輩／我辈 (wǒbèi)
• 我郎
• 我醉欲眠
• 我黼子佩
• 捨我其誰／舍我其谁 (shěwǒqíshéi)
• 操之在我
• 故我
• 敵眾我寡／敌众我寡 (dízhòngwǒguǎ)
• 日不我與／日不我与
• 是非人我
• 時不我待／时不我待 (shíbùwǒdài)
• 時不我與／时不我与 (shíbùwǒyǔ)
• 有你沒我／有你没我
• 有我無人／有我无人
• 梵我一如
• 正合我意
• 歲不我與／岁不我与 (suìbùwǒyǔ)
• 毋我
• 法我見／法我见
• 渾然忘我／浑然忘我
• 為我／为我
• 無奈我何／无奈我何
• 無我／无我 (wúwǒ)
• 爾虞我詐／尔虞我诈 (ěryúwǒzhà)
• 爾詐我虞／尔诈我虞
• 物我
• 物我無間／物我无间
• 生我劬勞／生我劬劳
• 盡其在我／尽其在我
• 真我
• 知我
• 知我罪我
• 神我
• 私我
• 給我記住／给我记住
• 老我
• 自我 (zìwǒ)
• 自我中心 (zìwǒ zhōngxīn)
• 自我介紹／自我介绍 (zìwǒ jièshào)
• 自我作古
• 自我作故
• 自我反省 (zìwǒ fǎnxǐng)
• 自我吹噓／自我吹嘘
• 自我實現／自我实现
• 自我批評／自我批评 (zìwǒ pīpíng)
• 自我教育
• 自我期許／自我期许
• 自我肯定
• 自我表現／自我表现 (zìwǒ biǎoxiàn)
• 自我解嘲
• 自我陶醉
• 至公無我／至公无我
• 舊我／旧我
• 舍我其誰／舍我其谁 (shěwǒqíshéi)
• 舍我復誰／舍我复谁
• 誤我／误我
• 超我 (chāowǒ)
• 還我河山／还我河山
• 非我
• 非我族類／非我族类
• 頗我／颇我
• 額我略曆／额我略历
• 鮑子知我／鲍子知我

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (我):

• → Japanese: 我(が) (ga)
• → Korean: 아(我) (a)
• → Vietnamese: ngã (我)

Others:

• Wutunhua: nga, ngu
• → Betawi: gua (via Min Nan)
  • → Indonesian: gua, gue
• → Malay: gua (via Min Nan)
• → Thai: อั๊ว (úua)

References

• “我”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[2], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A01473
• “Entry #3153”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

Japanese

Kanji

我

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: が (ga, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: が (ga, Jōyō)
• Kun: わ (wa, 我, Jōyō)、われ (ware, 我, Jōyō)

Compounds

• 我(が)楽(らく)多(た) (garakuta)
• 怪我(けが) (kega)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
我
われ Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
我 吾

From Old Japanese, as the long form of 我 (wa) below.

Compound of 我 (wa, see below) +‎ れ (-re, nominalizing suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) われ [wáꜜrè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [β̞a̠ɾe̞]

Pronoun

我(われ) • (ware) 

1. first person singular pronoun: I, me, oneself
2. (usually vulgar) second person singular pronoun: you

Usage notes

• In modern Japanese, most often encountered in the plural forms 我等 (warera) and 我々 (wareware, “we, us”).

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 我(われ)我(われ), 我々(われわれ) (wareware)
• 我(われ)不知(しらず) (ware shirazu)
• 我(われ)ながら (warenagara)
• 我(われ)にもあらず (ware ni mo arazu)
• 我等(われら), 我(われ)ら (warera, “we, us”)

See also

Classical Japanese pronouns and demonstratives

	a-/wa- “I, we” (first person)	na-/-ma- “you, ye, thou” (second person)	k- “this” (close to speaker)	s- “that” (close to listener)	a-/ka- “that over there” (far from both)	i-/ta-/nani- “who, what, where, how, when” (interrogative)	ono- “oneself” (reflexive)
Person	あ (a) あれ (are) わ (wa) われ (ware) まろ (maro)	な (na) なれ (nare) なんぢ (nanji) まし (mashi) いまし (imashi) みまし (mimashi) きみ (kimi)	こ (ko) これ (kore)	そ (so) それ (sore)	あ (a) あれ (are) か (ka) かれ (kare)	た (ta) たれ (tare) なにがし (nanigashi)	おの (ono) おのれ (onore)
Thing			こ (ko) これ (kore)	そ (so) それ (sore)	あ (a) あれ (are) か (ka) かれ (kare)	いづれ (izure) なに (nani)
Location			ここ (koko)	そこ (soko)	あしこ (ashiko) かしこ (kashiko)	いづく (izuku) いづこ (izuko) いどこ (idoko) どこ (doko)
Direction			こち (kochi) こなた (konata)	そち (sochi) そなた (sonata)	あち (achi) あなた (anata) かなた (kanata)	いづち (izuchi) いづら (izura) いづかた (izukata)
Manner			か (ka) かく (kaku) かくて (kakute) かう (kō)	さ (sa) さて (sate) しか (shika)		いか (ika)
Time						いつ (itsu)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
我
わ Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
我 吾

From Old Japanese 我 (wa).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) わ [wáꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [β̞a̠]

Pronoun

我(わ) • (wa) 

1. (obsolete or dialect) first-person personal pronoun: I, me
   • 棟方志功

     わだばゴッホになる

     wa daba gohho ni naru

     (Aomori) I'll be a Gogh

Usage notes

• In modern Japanese, most often encountered in fossilized phrases in combination with the Old Japanese possessive particle が (ga), such as 我が儘 (wagamama, “selfish; selfishness”, literally “just as I like”) or 我が国 (wagakuni, “my country, my homeland → Japan”).

Derived terms

• 我(わ)が (waga)
• 私(わたくし) (watakushi)

See also

Classical Japanese pronouns and demonstratives

	a-/wa- “I, we” (first person)	na-/-ma- “you, ye, thou” (second person)	k- “this” (close to speaker)	s- “that” (close to listener)	a-/ka- “that over there” (far from both)	i-/ta-/nani- “who, what, where, how, when” (interrogative)	ono- “oneself” (reflexive)
Person	あ (a) あれ (are) わ (wa) われ (ware) まろ (maro)	な (na) なれ (nare) なんぢ (nanji) まし (mashi) いまし (imashi) みまし (mimashi) きみ (kimi)	こ (ko) これ (kore)	そ (so) それ (sore)	あ (a) あれ (are) か (ka) かれ (kare)	た (ta) たれ (tare) なにがし (nanigashi)	おの (ono) おのれ (onore)
Thing			こ (ko) これ (kore)	そ (so) それ (sore)	あ (a) あれ (are) か (ka) かれ (kare)	いづれ (izure) なに (nani)
Location			ここ (koko)	そこ (soko)	あしこ (ashiko) かしこ (kashiko)	いづく (izuku) いづこ (izuko) いどこ (idoko) どこ (doko)
Direction			こち (kochi) こなた (konata)	そち (sochi) そなた (sonata)	あち (achi) あなた (anata) かなた (kanata)	いづち (izuchi) いづら (izura) いづかた (izukata)
Manner			か (ka) かく (kaku) かくて (kakute) かう (kō)	さ (sa) さて (sate) しか (shika)		いか (ika)
Time						いつ (itsu)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
我
わ(が) Grade: 6
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 我 – see the following entry.

【我わが】 [adnominal] (archaic, now literary) my [adnominal] (archaic, now literary) our Alternative spelling 吾が

(This term, 我, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
我
あ Grade: 6
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 我 – see the following entry.

【あ】 [pronoun] (obsolete) first-person personal pronoun: I, me Alternative spelling 吾

(This term, 我, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
我
あれ Grade: 6
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 我 – see the following entry.

【あれ】 [pronoun] (obsolete) first-person personal pronoun: I, me Alternative spelling 吾

(This term, 我, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 6

Kanji in this term
我
が Grade: 6
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 我 (MC ngaX).

The Buddhist senses are a translation of Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātman, “self”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) が [gà] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠]

Noun

我(が) • (ga) 

1. the ego, self
2. self-righteousness
3. (Buddhism) obstinacy

   Antonym: 無我 (muga)

4. (Hinduism) atman

   Synonym: アートマン (ātoman)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 我(が)が強(つよ)い (ga ga tsuyoi)
• 我(が)を折(お)る (ga o oru)
• 我(が)を立(た)てる (ga o tateru)
• 我(が)を通(とお)す (ga o tōsu)
• 我(が)を張(は)る (ga o haru)
• 我(が)を折(お)る (ga o oru)

Affix

我(が) • (ga) 

1. self, oneself, myself
2. egotism, selfishness
3. (Buddhism) atman

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 我(が)意(い) (gai)
• 我(が)見(けん) (gaken)
• 我(が)執(しゅう) (gashū)
• 我(が)田(でん)引(いん)水(すい) (gaden'insui)
• 我(が)慢(まん) (gaman)
• 我(が)利(り) (gari)
• 我(が)流(りゅう) (garyū)
• 個(こ)我(が) (koga)
• 自(じ)我(が) (jiga)
• 他(た)我(が) (taga)
• 大(たい)我(が) (taiga), 大(だい)我(が) (daiga)
• 彼(ひ)我(が) (higa)
• 忘(ぼう)我(が) (bōga)
• 没(ぼつ)我(が) (botsuga)

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 我 (MC ngaX).

Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448	ᅌᅡᆼ〯 (Yale: ngǎ)
Middle Korean
Text	Eumhun
	Gloss (hun)	Reading
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527[3]	나 (Yale: nà)	아〯 (Yale: ǎ)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Hanja

Wikisource

我 (eumhun 나 아 (na a))

1. (literary) hanja form^? of 아 (“I; me”)
2. (literary) hanja form^? of 아 (“we; us; our”)

Compounds

Compounds

• 아견 (我見, agyeon)
• 아국 (我國, aguk)
• 아만 (我慢, aman)
• 아조 (我朝, ajo)
• 무아 (無我, mua)
• 자아 (自我, jaa)
• 전아 (全我, jeona)
• 아전인수 (我田引水, ajeoninsu)

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [4]

Okinawan

Kanji

我

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

• On (unclassified): がー (gā)
• Kun: わん (wan, 我ん)、わー (wā)、わったー (wattā, 我ったー)

Old Japanese

Alternative forms

• 吾

Etymology 1

From Proto-Japonic *wa.

Pronoun

我 (wa) (kana わ)

1. first-person personal pronoun: I, me

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:我.

Derived terms

• 我が (waga)

Descendants

• Japanese: 我 (wa)

Etymology 2

From 我 (wa, see above) +‎ れ (-re, “thing”, nominalizing suffix).

Pronoun

我 (ware) (kana われ)

1. first-person personal pronoun: I, me, oneself

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:我.

Descendants

• Japanese: 我 (ware)

Etymology 3

Likely a compound of 我 (wa, see above) +‎ ろ (-ro, suffix indicating affection).

Pronoun

我 (waro₂) (kana わろ)

1. (regional, Southern Eastern Old Japanese) first person singular pronoun: I, me

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:我.

Etymology 4

The eastern variant of 我 (ware). Appears to be 我 (wa) + ぬ (nu), appearing here not as the negative verb auxiliary but rather as a suffixing element of uncertain meaning. Appears in the Man'yōshū, volume 14 poem 3476.

Pronoun

我 (wanu) (kana わぬ)

1. (regional, Northern Eastern Old Japanese) first person personal pronoun: I, me, oneself

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:我.

Etymology 5

From Proto-Japonic *a.

Pronoun

我 (a) (kana あ)

1. first-person singular pronoun: I, me

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:我.

Derived terms

• 我が (aga)

Descendants

• Japanese: あ (a)

Etymology 6

From 我 (a, see above) +‎ れ (-re, nominalizing suffix).

Pronoun

我 (are) (kana あれ)

1. first-person singular pronoun: I, me

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:我.

Descendants

• Japanese: あれ (are)

Vietnamese

Han character

我: Hán Việt readings: ngã, ngả (語(ngữ)可(khả)切(thiết))
我: Nôm readings: ngả, ngã

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) chữ Hán form of ngã, ngả (“(Vietnamese Literary Sinitic) I; me”).
2. Nôm form of ngả (“way; direction”).
3. Nôm form of ngã (“to fall; to slip”).

Compounds

Compounds

• 我朝 (ngã triều)
• 無我 (vô ngã)