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= w + o3
I; me; my
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How to pronounce 我

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= w initial

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ o3 final

In the observatory’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

我 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
qiān = qi + an1
thousand
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qiān = qi + an1
see 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
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= g + e1
dagger-axe / abbr. for 戈瑞[ge1 rui4] / (Tw) abbr. for 戈雷[ge1 lei2]
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shǒu = sh + ou3
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
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Characters with 我 as component

é = Ø + e2
Russia / Russian / abbr. for 俄羅斯|俄罗斯[E2 luo2 si1] / Taiwan pr. [E4]
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é = Ø + e2
suddenly / very soon
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é = Ø + e2
good / beautiful
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Words with 我

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we / us / ourselves / our
self- / ego (psychology)
our country / China

Sentences with 我

 
 

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I; me; my

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