吾

The character "吾" has 7 strokes. "吾" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "吾" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "吾" are "wú" "yù" . View the stroke order of "吾">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "吾"

pron.: I; my; we; our

• I : n.（I）英语字母表中第九个字母；一；自我意识；自我
• my : det.我的；属于我的；与我有关的
• we : pron.我们；朕；寡人；笔者；本人；本报；本刊；你；我们的；人们
• our : det.我们的；寡人的；朕的；本书的；本刊的；本报的；人们的

Form words with "吾"

吾曹 we; all of us

Example phrases using "吾"

• 吾生有涯，而知无涯。

  Life is short, knowledge is long.

• 缓颊犬子，吾当谢忱。

  I wish to express my thanks to you for your kind intercession on behalf of my son.

• 吾日三省吾身。

  I make self-examination three times every day.

• 莫阻吾辈，吾唯愿致意母亲。

  Pray you let us not; we fain would greet our mother.

• 在吾二人面前签名，我们已作为证人在同一文件上签名。

  Signed in the presence of us both who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.

• 有人开始唱起英国国歌“天佑吾皇”

  Someone started singing ‘God Save the Queen’

• 无臣而为有臣，吾谁欺？欺天乎？

  By pretending to have ministers when I have them not, whom should I impose upon? Should I impose upon Heaven?

• 吾踯躅而踌躇兮徘徊而容与 ﹒.

  I wander and hesitate , ho , roam and rove in a slow pace.

• 神主与在, 当睹卿待吾之归程.

  May God be with you, and watch over thee until my return.

• 对曰：“吾斯之未能信。”子说。

  He replied, "I am not yet able to rest in the assurance of this." The Master was pleased.