A Character a Day 我

Video script:

Good morning.  In this video, we are going to talk about this character 我.  It means 'I or me'. First I'll show you how to write this character.

The earliest writing style of 我 depicts a type of ancient weapon. We can see the blades and the handle. In the modern writing of 我, we can still peek the 戈 at the right part.  戈 is a type of weapon.

Here is a picture of a 戈, the ancient weapon.

There are some professional explanation about how this character 我 evolved from a type of weapon to become 'I or me' . To help you remember this character, I am going to make up a story. 

If you look carefully, maybe you will notice that the left part of 我 is a hand手.
 The right part is 戈, the weapon. So我  portrays a picture: a person holding the 戈, the weapon, in hand, and acclaims 'I am here. This is my territory' .

Hope this will help you recognize this character 我. It means I or me.  That's all for today. I will see you soon. Thanks for watching.