Meaning
she
Chinese: 女性第三人称代词。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ta” becomes a different word in each tone. 她 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 她们tā menthey; them (females)
- 她经济tā jīng jì"she-economy" reflecting women's economic contribution; euphemism for prostitution-based economy
Example Sentence
她是我的好朋友。Tā shì wǒ de hǎo péng you.She is my good friend.
她Tāshe是shìis我wǒI的deof好朋友hǎo péng yougood friend。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A woman (女) plus 也 (sound): the pronoun ‘she / her’. It was coined in the early 20th century to write the female third person, parallel to 他.
A way to remember it
Woman (女) + 也 — the female ‘she’.
Easy to confuse with
- 他‘He’: the same 也, but with the person radical 亻.