我 · Cai Yong
Wǒ (3rd tone). The Shuowen: 「我，施身自谓也。或说我，顷顿也。从戈从𠄒」 — the word one uses of oneself; an alternate reading is ‘to tilt / fall’. Oracle-bone forms show 我 as a toothed long-handled weapon — the self was once a weapon held. Classical: 《易经·观卦》 「观 $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart