# 吾

| 吾 | U+543E, &#21566; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-543E |
| ← 吽 [U+543D] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 吿 → [U+543F] |

## Translingual
### Han character

吾 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 一一口 (MMR), four-corner 1060$_1$, composition ⿱五口)

#### Derived characters

* 俉, 唔, 娪, 峿, 悟, 捂, 晤, 梧, 浯, 焐, 牾, 㹳, 珸, 䎸, 䏸, 語(语), 鋙(铻), 䮏, 鯃, 齬(龉/𪘚), 啎, 逜, 鼯, 敔, 郚, 痦, 衙, 䦜, 圄, 䓊, 㐚
* 𠗐, 𪣔, 𪩳, 𢓲, 𭭢, 𤕻, 𥆐, 𥏒, 𥒾, 𥟊, 𦀡, 𧋋, 𮗰, 𬤿, 𧳎, 𮠬, 𫕁, 𩩑, 𫥩, 𦥉, 𩳌, 𢆖, 𢻊, 𣣄, 𤭑, 𩒾, 𪁙, 𪕡, 𠵦, 𫪸, 𫬮, 𢈪, 𡨂, 𥭠, 𣬕, 𬰜, 𠵥

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 180, character 3
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3379
* Dae Jaweon: page 398, character 2
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 585, character 13
* Unihan data for U+543E

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 吾 :
| Shang | Western Zhou | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 吾 | *ŋraː, *ŋaː |
| 衙 | *ŋraː, *ŋa, *ŋaʔ |
| 鼯 | *ŋaː |
| 浯 | *ŋaː |
| 珸 | *ŋaː |
| 郚 | *ŋaː |
| 齬 | *ŋaː, *ŋa, *ŋaʔ |
| 鯃 | *ŋaː |
| 娪 | *ŋaː |
| 梧 | *ŋaː |
| 峿 | *ŋaː |
| 五 | *ŋaːʔ |
| 伍 | *ŋaːʔ |
| 寤 | *ŋaːs |
| 啎 | *ŋaːs |
| 晤 | *ŋaːs |
| 悟 | *ŋaːs |
| 逜 | *ŋaːs |
| 窹 | *ŋaːs |
| 捂 | *ŋaːs |
| 鋙 | *ŋa, *ŋaʔ |
| 語 | *ŋaʔ, *ŋas |
| 圄 | *ŋaʔ |
| 敔 | *ŋaʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ŋraː, *ŋaː): phonetic 五 (OC *ŋaːʔ) + semantic 口 (“mouth”).

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa-j ~ ka (“I”). Cognate with Burmese ငါ (nga, “I”), 我 (OC *ŋaːlʔ, “I”), Hakka 𠊎 (ngài, “I”).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): wú, wǔ (wu$^2$, wu$^3$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ, ㄨˇ
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): wǔ / ńg
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ng$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): ǹg
    (Hailu, HRS): ng
    (Meixian, Guangdong): n$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): ngù
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gou$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ngô͘ / gô͘
    (Teochew, Peng'im): u$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$ngu; $^6$ng
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wú
*** Zhuyin: ㄨˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wú
*** Wade–Giles: wu$^2$
*** Yale: wú
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wu
*** Palladius: у (u)
*** Sinological IPA : /u³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wǔ
*** Zhuyin: ㄨˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wǔ
*** Wade–Giles: wu$^3$
*** Yale: wǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuu
*** Palladius: у (u)
*** Sinological IPA : /u²¹⁴/
* wú - standard;
* wǔ - common variant.
* Middle Chinese: ngu
Rime :
| Character | 吾 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 疑 (31) |
| Final (韻) | 模 (23) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 五乎切 |
| Baxter | ngu |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ŋuo/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ŋuo/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ŋo/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ŋɔ/ |
| Li Rong | /ŋo/ |
| Wang Li | /ŋu/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ŋuo/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wú |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ng$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*ŋˤa/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ŋaː/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 吾 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | wú |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ ngu › |
| Old Chinese | /*ŋˁa/ |
| English | I, my |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 吾 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 13146 |
| Phonetic component | 五 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 吾 |
| Old Chinese | /*ŋaː/ |

#### Definitions

吾
* (literary or dialectal) I
    From: Xunzi, c. 3rd century BCE
    Wú cháng zhōngrì ér sī yǐ, bùrú xūyú zhī suǒ xué yě. [Pinyin]
    I have once engaged in thinking for the whole day, and it could not compare with a moment of learning.
    From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Rú yǒu zhèng, suī bù wú yǐ, wú qí yù wén zhī. [Pinyin]
    If there had been government business, though I am now not appointed, I should have been consulted about it.
    From: 1904 February, Liang Qichao, "Travel Notes of the New Continent"
    Wú guān quán dìqiú zhī shèhuì, wèi yǒu língluàn Jiùjīnshān zhī huárén zhě. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (literary) my
    吾皇 [Classical Chinese] ― wú huáng [Pinyin] ― my emperor
    From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
    Lǎo wú lǎo yǐjí rén zhī lǎo, yòu wú yòu yǐjí rén zhī yòu. [Pinyin]
    Respect my (our) elders as well as the others' elders, take care of my (our) children as well as the others' children.
* a surname, Wu

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 吾, 我, 余, 予, 台, 朕 for emperors, 臣, 愚 humble |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 我, 本人, 鄙人 humble, 在下 humble, 不才 humble |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 我 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 我 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 我 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 我 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 我 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 我 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 我, 咱 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 我 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 我, 俺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 我, 俺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 我, 俺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 我, 俺, 咱 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 我 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 我 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 我, 咱 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 我 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 我 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 我 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 我 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 我 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 我 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 我 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 我, 俺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 我 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 我, 俺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 我, 俺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Weifang (Weicheng) | 我, 俺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Weifang (Fangzi) | 我, 俺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Changle | 我, 俺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shouguang | 我, 俺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Rizhao | 我, 俺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Wulian | 我, 俺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 我, 俺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 我 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 我, 俺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 我, 俺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 我, 俺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 我, 俺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Weifang (Hanting) | 我, 俺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Changyi | 我, 俺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Gaomi | 我, 俺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 我, 俺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Anqiu | 我, 俺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Linqu | 我, 俺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingzhou | 俺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 我, 俺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 我 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 我, 俺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 我, 俺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 我 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 我, 俺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 我, 俺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 我, 俺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Kaifeng | 我, 俺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 我 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Ankang | 我 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 我 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 我, 俺 † |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 我 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tongxin | 我 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Guyuan | 我 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 我 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 我 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yanqi | 我 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 我, 俺, 咱 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou (Jiawang) | 俺, 我 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Pizhou | 俺, 我 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Suining | 我 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyi | 我, 俺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fengxian | 我, 俺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Suqian | 俺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lianyungang (Ganyu) | 我, 俺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Donghai | 我, 俺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 我, 俺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Bengbu | 我, 俺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 我 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 我 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Zhongwei | 我 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 我 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 我 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 我 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu (Xindu) | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanbu | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Lhasa | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin (Lingui) | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guanyang | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Lipu | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pingle | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yangshuo | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Xiakuojie) | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Fujian) | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Fucheng, Wuming) | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Binyang (Nanjie) | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Shanglin (Sanli) | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hechi (Yizhou) | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 我, 頑, 俺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Ziyang | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 我 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou (Jiangdu) | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Baoying | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Gaoyou | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yizheng | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Taizhou | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Taixing | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Taizhou (Jiangyan) | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Jingjiang (Dongxing) | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Zhenjiang | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Jurong | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 我, 俺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Guanyun | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Guannan | 我, 呣 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huai'an (Huaiyin) | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huai'an (Hongze) | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Xuyi | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Jinhu | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Xinghua | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Rugao | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Rudong | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hai'an | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yancheng | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Dongtai | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Sheyang | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Funing | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Jianhu | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Xiangshui | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Shuyang | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Sihong | 我, 俺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Chuzhou | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 我 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 我 |
| Mandarin | Qinzhou (Longmengang) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 我 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 我 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 我 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 我 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Huancheng) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Nanlang) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Xiaolan) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Dongsheng, Xiaolan) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Tanbei, Xiaolan) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Henglan) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Dongfeng) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Nantou) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Fusha) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shalang) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Gangkou) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Huangpu) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Sanjiao) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Langwang, Minzhong) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Minzhong) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Guzhen) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Banfu) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Tanzhou) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 𠊎 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 我 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 我 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 我 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 我 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 我 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 我 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 我 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 我 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 我 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 我 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 我 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 我 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 儂 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 我, 儂 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 我 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 我 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 我 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 我 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 我 |
| Cantonese | Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 我 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 我 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 我 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 我 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu | 我 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 我 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 我 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 我 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 我 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 我 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 我 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 我 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 我 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 儂 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 我 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 我 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 我 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 我 |
| Gan | Nanchang (Wangcheng) | 我 |
| Gan | Anyi | 我仂 |
| Gan | Lushan | 我 |
| Gan | Pengze | 我 |
| Gan | Duchang | 我, 我濃 |
| Gan | Wuning (Quankou) | 我 |
| Gan | Poyang | 我 |
| Gan | Yugan | 阿, 我郎 |
| Gan | Wannian | 阿 |
| Gan | Hengfeng | 阿, 阿仂 |
| Gan | Yanshan (Hekou) | 阿, 阿仂 |
| Gan | Leping | 阿 |
| Gan | Yichun | 我 |
| Gan | Yifeng | 阿 |
| Gan | Gao'an | 我 |
| Gan | Fengxin | 我 |
| Gan | Shanggao | 我 |
| Gan | Wanzai | 我 |
| Gan | Fengcheng | 我 |
| Gan | Xinyu | 阿, 我 |
| Gan | Fuzhou (Shangdundu) | 我 |
| Gan | Fuzhou (Dongxiang) | 阿仂 |
| Gan | Nancheng | 阿 |
| Gan | Nanfeng | 阿仂, 阿 |
| Gan | Yihuang | 我 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 我, 阿 |
| Gan | Chongren | 我 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 巷 |
| Gan | Lianhua | 我 |
| Gan | Ji'an | 阿, 我 |
| Gan | Yongfeng | 我 |
| Gan | Taihe | 我 |
| Gan | Xiajiang | 我 |
| Gan | Yongxin | 我 |
| Gan | Yingtan (Yujiang) | 阿 |
| Gan | Guixi | 阿, 阿仂 |
| Gan | Jianning | 我 |
| Gan | Jinxian | 我 |
| Gan | Jinxi | 阿 |
| Gan | Le'an | 我 |
| Gan | Guangchang | 阿 |
| Gan | Anfu | 我 |
| Gan | Suichuan | 𠊎 |
| Gan | Wan'an | 𠊎 |
| Gan | Jing'an | 我 |
| Gan | Zhangshu | 我 |
| Gan | Xingan | 我 |
| Gan | Fenyi | 我 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 我 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua) | 我 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua) | 我 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua) | 我 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua) | 我 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua) | 我 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 我 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 我 |
| Hakka | Zijin | 我 |
| Hakka | Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua) | 我 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 我 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua) | 我 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 我 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua) | 我 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 我 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Nanxiong (Zhuji) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua) | 我 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua) | 我 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Changting | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Shanghang | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Qingliu | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Nankang) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Dingnan | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Longnan | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Xunwu | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Huichang | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Chongyi | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Xingguo | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Shahe) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Longtan) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Lingping) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Lingjiao) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 我 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 𠊎, 我 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 𠊎 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 𠊎 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 我 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 我, 阿 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 我 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 我 |
| Huizhou | Dexing | 我 |
| Huizhou | Chun'an (Qiandaohu) | 我 |
| Huizhou | Jiande (Meicheng) | 黨, 卬 |
| Huizhou | Jiande (Shouchang) | 我, 我儂 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 我, 俺 †, used only by females |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 我, 俺 |
| Jin | Datong | 我 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 我, 俺 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 我, 俺 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 我 |
| Jin | Linhe | 我 |
| Jin | Jining | 我, 俺 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 我, 俺 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 我, 俺 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 我, 俺 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 我 |
| Jin | Handan | 我, 俺 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 我, 俺 |
| Jin | Suide | 我 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 我, 俺 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 我 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 我 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 我 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 我, 奴 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 我 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 我 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 我 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 我 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 我 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 我 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 我 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 我 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 我 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 我 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 我 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 我 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 我 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 我 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 我 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 我 |
| Eastern Min | Taishun | 我 |
| Eastern Min | Cangnan | 我 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 我 |
| Eastern Min | Sitiawan (Gutian) | 我 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 我, 阮, 遮人, 遮的人 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 我 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 我, 阮 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 我 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 我 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 我 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 我 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 我 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 我 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 我 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 我, 阮, 遮人, 遮的人 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 我 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 我 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 我 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 我 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 我 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 我 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 我 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 我 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 我 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 我, 阮 GT |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 我 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 我 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 我 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 我 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 我 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 我 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 我 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 我 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 我 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 我 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 我 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 我 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 我 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 我 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 我 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 我 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 我 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 我 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 我 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 我 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 我 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 我 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 我 |
| Southern Min | Shunchang (Pushang) | 我 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 我 |
| Southern Min | Guilin (Biyange) | 我 |
| Southern Min | Cangnan | 我 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 我 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 我 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 我 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 我 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 我 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 我 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 我 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 我 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 我 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 我 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 我, 儂 polite/humble |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 我 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 我, 儂 polite/humble |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 我 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 我 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 我 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 我 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 我 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 我 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 我 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 我 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 我 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 我 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shaowu | 伉 |
| Shaojiang Min | Guangze | 伉 |
| Shaojiang Min | Jiangle | 我 |
| Shaojiang Min | Mingxi | 我 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 我 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 我 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 我 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 我 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 我 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 吾 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 我, 阿拉 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 我儂 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 唔, 唔儂 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 我 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 我, 奴 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 吾, 吾奴 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 我 |
| Wu | Changshu | 我 |
| Wu | Nantong (Haimen) | 我 |
| Wu | Jiaxing | 我奴 |
| Wu | Jiashan | 我奴, 我 |
| Wu | Pinghu | 我奴, 我 |
| Wu | Haining (Yanguan) | 我 |
| Wu | Tongxiang | 我 |
| Wu | Haiyan | 我, 活儂, 活奴 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 我 |
| Wu | Danyang | 我 |
| Wu | Nanjing (Gaochun) | 我 |
| Wu | Huzhou | 是我 |
| Wu | Changxing | 我, 是我 |
| Wu | Anji | 我 |
| Wu | Deqing | 我 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 我 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 我, 是我 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Lin'an) | 我, 是我, 什我 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Fuyang) | 我, 是我 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Xiaoshan) | 我 |
| Wu | Tonglu | 我, 是我 |
| Wu | Tonglu (Wusheng) | 我 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 我 |
| Wu | Zhuji | 我 |
| Wu | Shengzhou | 我 |
| Wu | Xinchang | 我 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 我, 我儂, 像我 |
| Wu | Ningbo (Zhenhai) | 我 |
| Wu | Ningbo (Fenghua) | 我 |
| Wu | Yuyao | 我 |
| Wu | Cixi | 我 |
| Wu | Xiangshan | 我, 像我 |
| Wu | Zhoushan | 伢 |
| Wu | Taizhou (Huangyan) | 我 |
| Wu | Tiantai | 我 |
| Wu | Xianju | 我 |
| Wu | Sanmen | 我 |
| Wu | Linhai | 我 |
| Wu | Wenling | 我俚 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 我 |
| Wu | Yueqing | 我 |
| Wu | Yongjia (Fenglin) | 我 |
| Wu | Rui'an | 我 |
| Wu | Pingyang | 我 |
| Wu | Taishun | 我 |
| Wu | Wencheng | 我 |
| Wu | Lishui | 我 |
| Wu | Qingtian | 我 |
| Wu | Jinyun | 我, 動我 |
| Wu | Wuyi (Liucheng) | 我 |
| Wu | Songyang (Xiping) | 我 |
| Wu | Yunhe | 我 |
| Wu | Jingning | 我 |
| Wu | Qingyuan | 我 |
| Wu | Longquan | 我 |
| Wu | Quzhou | 我 |
| Wu | Suichang | 我, 我儂 |
| Wu | Jiangshan | 我 |
| Wu | Changshan | 我 |
| Wu | Kaihua | 我, 我儂 |
| Wu | Longyou | 我, 我儂 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 我, 我儂 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 我, 我儂 |
| Wu | Yiwu | 我 |
| Wu | Yongkang | 我 |
| Wu | Pujiang | 我 |
| Wu | Dongyang | 我 |
| Wu | Wuyi | 我, 我儂 |
| Wu | Lanxi | 我, 我儂 |
| Wu | Shangrao | 阿儂 |
| Wu | Shangrao (Guangfeng) | 阿 |
| Wu | Yushan | 阿, 儂 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 我 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 我 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 我, 卬 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 我 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 我 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 我 |
| Note | † - as an attributive, used without 的; GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | † - as an attributive, used without 的; GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |

#### Usage notes

Before the Three Kingdoms period, 吾 ("I") was mostly only used as a subject, a pronoun object of a negated sentence or an interrogative pronoun object (the latter two cases are where the pronoun object is placed before the verb), meaning 吾 seldom occurred as the pronoun object that is placed after a verb.

#### Compounds

* 余吾
* 依然故吾
* 先吾著鞭 / 先吾着鞭
* 入吾彀中
* 吾人 (wúrén)
* 吾儕 / 吾侪 (wúchái)
* 吾兄 (wúxiōng)
* 吾子 (wúzǐ)
* 吾徒
* 吾愛 / 吾爱
* 吾當 / 吾当 (wúdāng)
* 吾輩 / 吾辈 (wúbèi)
* 吾道東矣 / 吾道东矣
* 唯吾獨尊 / 唯吾独尊
* 故吾
* 昆吾
* 江左夷吾
* 獨善吾身 / 独善吾身
* 蒼吾讓兄 / 苍吾让兄

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wú (wu$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ng$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wú
*** Zhuyin: ㄨˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wú
*** Wade–Giles: wu$^2$
*** Yale: wú
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wu
*** Palladius: у (u)
*** Sinological IPA : /u³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ng$^4$
*** Yale: ǹgh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ng$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ng$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋ̍²¹/
* Middle Chinese: ngu
Rime :
| Character | 吾 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 疑 (31) |
| Final (韻) | 模 (23) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 五乎切 |
| Baxter | ngu |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ŋuo/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ŋuo/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ŋo/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ŋɔ/ |
| Li Rong | /ŋo/ |
| Wang Li | /ŋu/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ŋuo/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wú |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ng$^4$ |

#### Definitions

吾
* Used for onomatopoeia.

#### Compounds

* 伊吾 (yīwú)
* 吾伊
* 左支右吾
* 支吾 (zhīwú)
* 支吾其詞 / 支吾其词 (zhīwuqící)
* 支支吾吾 (zhīzhīwúwú)
* 東支西吾 / 东支西吾

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wú (wu$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ng$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wú
*** Zhuyin: ㄨˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wú
*** Wade–Giles: wu$^2$
*** Yale: wú
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wu
*** Palladius: у (u)
*** Sinological IPA : /u³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ng$^4$
*** Yale: ǹgh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ng$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ng$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋ̍²¹/

#### Definitions

吾
* Used in transcription.

#### Compounds

* 伊吾 (Yīwú)
* 伊吾盧 / 伊吾卢 (Yīwúlú)
* 吾合沙魯 / 吾合沙鲁 (Wúhéshālǔ)
* 吾塔木 (Wútǎmù)
* 吾宗肖 (Wúzōngxiào)
* 希吾勒 (Xīwúlè)
* 托木吾斯塘 (Tuōmù Wúsītáng)
* 新疆維吾爾自治區 / 新疆维吾尔自治区 (Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū)
* 維吾爾 / 维吾尔 (Wéiwú'ěr)
* 英吾斯塘 (Yīngwúsītáng)
* 薩勒吾則克 / 萨勒吾则克 (Sàlèwúzékè)

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): ngâ
    (Hailu, HRS): nga
    (Meixian, Guangdong): nga$^1$
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngâ
*** Hakka Romanization System: nga$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: nga$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋa²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: nga
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋa⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: nga$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋa⁴⁴/

#### Definitions

吾
* (Hakka) my
    吾姆 [Sixian Hakka] ― ngâ mê [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ] ― my mom
** (Can we date this quote?), “佬妹阿花”, 张少林 (lyrics)‎performed by 张少林:
       My sister is called Ah Fa

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wú (wu$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ng$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wú
*** Zhuyin: ㄨˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wú
*** Wade–Giles: wu$^2$
*** Yale: wú
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wu
*** Palladius: у (u)
*** Sinological IPA : /u³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ng$^4$
*** Yale: ǹgh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ng$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ng$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋ̍²¹/

#### Definitions

吾
* (obsolete) a kind of baton

#### Compounds

* 執金吾 / 执金吾 (zhí jīnwú)
* 金吾 (jīnwú)
* 金吾不禁
* 金吾猶禁 / 金吾犹禁

### Etymology 5
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yá (ya$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yá
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yá
*** Wade–Giles: ya$^2$
*** Yale: yá
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ya
*** Palladius: я (ja)
*** Sinological IPA : /jä³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ngaa$^4$
*** Yale: ngàh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: nga$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋaː²¹/
* Middle Chinese: ngae
Rime :
| Character | 吾 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 疑 (31) |
| Final (韻) | 麻 (98) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 五加切 |
| Baxter | ngae |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ŋˠa/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ŋᵚa/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ŋa/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ŋaɨ/ |
| Li Rong | /ŋa/ |
| Wang Li | /ŋa/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ŋa/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yá |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ngaa$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ŋraː/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 吾 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 13135 |
| Phonetic component | 五 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 牙 |
| Old Chinese | /*ŋraː/ |
| Notes | 允吾漢縣 |

#### Definitions

吾
* Only used in 允吾 (Yányá; Qiānyá). A county established during the Western Han, disestablished during the Northern Wei, and briefly reestablished during the Sui dynasty

### Etymology 6
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yú (yu$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄩˊ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yú
*** Zhuyin: ㄩˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yú
*** Wade–Giles: yü$^2$
*** Yale: yú
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yu
*** Palladius: юй (juj)
*** Sinological IPA : /y³⁵/

#### Definitions

吾
* Only used in 吾吾.

### References

* “吾”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)
* I, me

#### Readings

* Go-on: ぐ (gu)
* Kan-on: ご (go)
* Kun: われ (ware, 吾)、わが (waga, 吾が)、あ (a, 吾)、あが (aga, 吾)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 吾
* われ Jinmeiyō
* kun'yomi
* Kanji in this term
* 吾
* わ Jinmeiyō
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 吾 – see the following entry. :
| 【我われ】6 | [pronoun] first person singular pronoun: I, me, oneself [pronoun] (usually vulgar) second person singular pronoun: you Alternative spellings 予, 余 |
| 【我わ】6 | [pronoun] (obsolete or dialect) first-person personal pronoun: I, me |
(This term, 吾, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 吾
* あれ Jinmeiyō
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 吾 – see the following entry. :
| 【あれ】 | [pronoun] (obsolete) first-person personal pronoun: I, me Alternative spelling 我 |
(This term, 吾, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 吾
* あ Jinmeiyō
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 吾 – see the following entry. :
| 【あ】 | [pronoun] (obsolete) first-person personal pronoun: I, me Alternative spelling 我 |
(This term, 吾, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

## Korean
### Hanja

吾 • (o) (hangeul 오, revised o, McCune–Reischauer o)
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## Old Japanese
### Pronoun

吾 (wa) (kana わ)
* I, oneself

#### Descendants

* Satsugū dialect: おい (oi)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

吾: Hán Nôm readings: ngô, ngo
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#### References

* Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
* Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
* Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999