Character: 他 (tā) he

他 (tā) means he, the character is visualized as a person standing next to a sneak with its mouth wide open

A person and a snake

 

Pinyin tā
Meaning he; him; his; other
Radical 亻（人） 繁體字 same
writing pattern of 他 (tā) he 亻
也

writing patterns, not components

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Chinese character left right structurestructure: left right

5stroke count

HSK 1

Chinese character 他 (tā) he stroke order

Breakdown

他 (tā) “he” is the third-person singular pronoun for male or unknown gender. The radical 人 (rén) “person” indicates that this pronoun is only for humans. The other component is 也 (yě) “also,” but its connection with the character is obscure as it is a replacement for an original part.

tā
他
he
亻
person		 zuò
做
to do		 hòu
候
to wait
yě
也
also		 tā
她
she		 dì
地
ground

Used as a morpheme/word

他 (tā) can be used as the third person pronoun, it can also signifies “other” as a morpheme.

Wordlist

  • HSK 1: 他 (tā) he
  • HSK 1: 他 的 (tā de) his
  • HSK 1: 他们 (tāmen) they
  • HSK 1: 他们 的 (tāmen de) their
  • HSK 3: 其他 (qítā) other

How to pronounce

This character sounds like ta, as in “tart.”

1st Pinyin Yale IPA
Initial t- t [tʰ]
Final -a a [a]

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