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HSK 17 strokes

I

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
I; me; my
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰扌戈

A hand 扌 holding a weapon 戈

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

men
HSK 1

we; us; ourselves; our

Open 我们 page →
HSK 6

the self; oneself; self-

Open 自我 page →

you and I; everyone; all of us (in society); we (people in general)

Open 你我 page →

the collective; the whole; (Buddhism) the greater self

Open 大我 page →
xiǎo

the self; the individual

Open 小我 page →
guó

my country; our country

Open 我国 page →

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