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它 tā — “it”
How to write and say the Chinese character 它 (tā), which means it — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Family & people.
Pinyin · 拼音 tā
Meaning · 意思 it
Strokes · 笔画 5
Radical · 部首 宀 (roof)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
它 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
Long, long ago this was a drawing of a snake! It was borrowed to mean 'it'.
A common word常用词
它们
they (animals and things)
Example sentence例句
它是一只小猫。
It's a kitten.
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.