咱
2 readings · tap one to hear it
I or me; we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 2
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 口 +6
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 咱
- Common rank
- #3,135
- Unicode
- U+54B1
Sound it out + = · + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 咱
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咱家 | I; me; my; (often used in early vernacular literature) | |
| 咱家 | I; me; we; my home; our house | |
| 多咱 | (dialect) when?; what time?; whenever | |
| 那咱 | at that time (old) | |
| 这咱 | now; at this moment | |
| 咱们 | we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dia… | |
| 咱俩 | the two of us |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 自 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自 sound part | self; private, personal; from | |
| 瘪 | shriveled, dried up; vexed | |
| 憩 | to rest | |
| 洎 | when, until; to soak; soup |