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咱

喒
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.
咱的老师很严格。
zán de lǎoshī hěn yángé 。
Our teacher is very strict.
咱应该互相帮助。
zán yīnggāi hùxiāng bāngzhù 。
We should help each other.

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
A standard way to refer to a group including the speaker, more formal and commonly used in writing.

Homophones

咱zán
we, us

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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