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他 tā — “he”

How to write and say the Chinese character 他 (tā), which means he — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Family & people.

Pinyin · 拼音 tā
Meaning · 意思 he
Strokes · 笔画 5
Radical · 部首 亻 (person)
Hear it · 听发音
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Stroke order笔顺

他 is written with 5 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):

The story behind it字源小故事

A person 亻 plus 也 (also) — an extra person: him.

A common word常用词

他tā们men

they

Example sentence例句

他tā是shì我wǒ的de同tóng学xué。

He is my classmate.

This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.