咱

zán
#1,263 most
frequent character
we, us
pronoun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

咱 combines 自, nose or self, as the meaning part with 口, an empty part added only to mark the character apart. It means 'I, me'. The second reading, zá, means the same.

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Example Sentences

咱们一起去吃饭吧。
zánmen yīqǐqù chīfàn bā 。
Let's go eat together.
咱家的狗很可爱。
zájiā de gǒu hěn kěài 。
The dog in our family is very cute.
咱们明天见！
zánmen míngtiān jiàn ！
See you tomorrow!

Same Characters, Different Readings

咱zán
we, us
咱zá
see 咱[zan2]
咱zán
we, us

Words with similar meanings

我们wǒmen
we
More formal way to refer to a group that includes the speaker.
咱们zánmen
we (informal)
A very interchangeable term with '咱', used in similar contexts but often more colloquial.

Words Starting With 咱

咱们zán men
we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); I or me; you

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