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Translingual
Stroke order
Stroke order
Han character
他 (Kangxi radical 9, 人 +3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 人心木 (OPD ), four-corner 24212 , composition ⿰亻 也 )
Derived characters
咃 , 𢫌 , 𭰃 , 𭩬 , 𥅂 , 𥿞 , 𮕴 , 𧦭 (𬣢 ), 𫴞 , 𦭟 , 𮅅 , 𤵩 , 怹
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 92 , character 9
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 370
Dae Jaweon: page 195, character 12
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 115, character 6
Unihan data for U+4ED6
Usage notes
Not to be confused with unrelated 也
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
他
*l̥ʰaːl
拖
*l̥ʰaːl, *l̥ʰaːls
駞
*l'aːl
池
*l'aːl, *l'al
灺
*ljalʔ
鍦
*ɦljaːl, *hljal, *hljals
虵
*ɦljal, *laːlʔ, *lal
也
*laːlʔ
忚
*hleːl
髢
*l'eːls
杝
*l̥ʰalʔ, *l'alʔ, *lal
肔
*l̥ʰalʔ, *lalʔ
馳
*l'al
阤
*l'alʔ, *hljalʔ
施
*hljal, *hljals
絁
*hljal
葹
*hljal
弛
*hljalʔ
箷
*lal
衪
*lel, *lalʔ
暆
*lel
迆
*lal, *lalʔ
酏
*lal, *lalʔ
匜
*lal, *lalʔ
迤
*lalʔ
扡
*lalʔ
崺
*lalʔ
貤
*lals, *ɦljels, *lels
地
*l'els
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *l̥ʰaːl ) : semantic 亻 ( “ man ” ) + phonetic 也 ( OC *laːlʔ) .
Corrupted form of 佗 (OC *l̥ʰaːl, *l'aːl ), which is found in Zuozhuan .
Etymology
Etymology not clear (Schuessler, 2007 ). Perhaps cognate with 誃 (OC *l'al, *l̥ʰjalʔ , “to separate”).
The modern sense of "he, she, it" only emerged after the Han period in colloquial passages, and displaced classical 其 (OC *ɡɯ ) and 之 (OC *tjɯ ) in mandarin dialects. (Pulleyblank, 1995 )
The phonological development from Middle Chinese was irregular. The expected reflex is tuō , which is sometimes used in literary contexts for the classical "other" sense, but in most Mandarin dialects it is read like tā .
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : tā , tuō (ta1 , tuo1 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄊㄚ, ㄊㄨㄛ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : ta1
(Xi'an , Guanzhong Pinyin ) : tǎ
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : та (ta, II)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : taa1
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : ha1
Gan (Wiktionary ) : ta1
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : thâ
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : ta1
Jin (Wiktionary ) : ta1
Northern Min (KCR ) : tá
Eastern Min (BUC ) : tă
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : thaⁿ / tha / tho
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : ta1
Wu (Northern , Wugniu ) : 1 tha
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : ta1
Note :
thaⁿ/tha - vernacular;
tho - literary.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
他
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
tā
Middle Chinese
‹ tha ›
Old Chinese
/*l̥ˁaj/ (E dialect: *l̥ˁ- > MC th-)
English
another
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
他
Reading #
1/1
No.
14765
Phonetic component
也
Rime group
歌
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
佗
Old Chinese
/*l̥ʰaːl/
Notes
俗 與 佗 通 用
Definitions
他
( chiefly Mandarin , Jin , Xiang , dialectal Wu , originally gender-neutral; nowadays usually referring to males ) he ; him ; she ; her
他 去 了 。 ― Tā qù le. ― He went away.
我 認識 他 。/ 我 认识 他 。 ― Wǒ rènshi tā . ― I know him .
萬物 是 藉著 他 造 的 ;凡 被 造 的 ,沒有 一 樣 不是 藉著 他 造 的 。 [MSC , trad. ] 万物 是 借着 他 造 的 ;凡 被 造 的 ,没有 一 样 不是 借着 他 造 的 。 [MSC , simp. ] From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation ), 約翰福音 (John) 1:3Wànwù shì jièzhe tā zào de; fán bèi zào de, méiyǒu yī yàng bùshì jièzhe tā zào de. All things were made by him ; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
他 也 不 怕 狼 蟲 ,不 懼 虎 豹 ,登 上 山 頂 上 觀看 。 [Written Vernacular Chinese , trad. ] 他 也 不 怕 狼 虫 ,不 惧 虎 豹 ,登 上 山 顶 上 观看 。 [Written Vernacular Chinese , simp. ] From: Wu Cheng'en , Journey to the West , 16th century CE , translation from The Journey to the West (2012), by Anthony C. Yu Tā yě bù pà lángchóng, bù jù hǔbào, dēng shàng shāndǐng shàng guānkàn. Since he was afraid neither of wolves and lizards nor of tigers and leopards, went straight to the mountaintop to look around.
我 這 女學生 名 叫 黛 玉 。他 讀 書 ,凡 『敏 』字 ,他 皆 念 作 『密 』字 ;寫 字 ,遇 著 『敏 』字 亦 減 一二 筆 。 [Written Vernacular Chinese , trad. ] 我 这 女学生 名 叫 黛 玉 。他 读 书 ,凡 『敏 』字 ,他 皆 念 作 『密 』字 ;写 字 ,遇 著 『敏 』字 亦 减 一二 笔 。 [Written Vernacular Chinese , simp. ] From: Cao Xueqin , Dream of the Red Chamber , mid-18th century CE Wǒ zhè nǚxuéshēng míng jiào Dàiyù. Tā dú shū, fán ‘mǐn’ zì, tā jiē niàn zuò ‘mì’ zì; xiě zì, yù zhù ‘mǐn’ zì yì jiǎn yī'èr bǐ. My current girl-pupil – named Daiyu , whenever she reads, she pronounces every character mǐn (敏 "hasty") as mì (密 "honey"); whenever writes, lessens every character 敏's number of strokes by one or two.
A dummy pronoun. Compare object pronoun 之 ( zhī )
睡 他 個 昏天黑地 / 睡 他 个 昏天黑地 ― shuì tā ge hūntiānhēidì ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
alt. forms: 它
other ; another
別 無 他 求 / 别 无 他 求 ― bié wú tā qiú ― have no other request (formal)
a surname
Usage notes
( personal pronoun ) :
Originally gender-neutral before the 1910s, when the character 她 (tā , “she; her”) was coined; now usually refers to males (also occasionally refers to females).
However, 他 / 她 / 牠 / 它 / 祂 (tā ) is only a written distinction; they are all still pronounced as tā .
This term can refer to a person of unknown gender or there is no need to mention gender of the person referred to, while 他/她 ( gender binary ) is also used; see also Internet slang TA (tā , “they (singular)”).
Synonyms
Most of the words in the table below are gender-neutral in spoken form.
Dialectal synonyms of
他 (“he”)
Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
伊1 , 彼 , 其 , 厥 , 渠 , 夫 , 之 object , 乃
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
他
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
他 , 怹 honorific
Taiwan
他
Chengde
他
Ulanhot
他
Tongliao
他
Chifeng
他
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
他
Heihe
他
Qiqihar
他
Harbin
他
Jiamusi
他
Baicheng
他
Changchun
他
Tonghua
他
Shenyang
他
Jinzhou
他
Malaysia
他
Singapore
他
Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)
他
Jilu Mandarin
Tianjin
他
Tangshan
他
Cangzhou
他
Lijin
他
Weifang (Weicheng)
他
Weifang (Fangzi)
他
Changle
他
Shouguang
他
Wulian
他
Jinan
他
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Dalian
他
Dandong
他
Yantai
他
Yantai (Muping)
他
Qingdao
他
Weifang (Hanting)
他
Changyi
他
Gaomi
他
Zhucheng
他
Anqiu
他
Linqu
他
Qingzhou
他
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
他
Lingbao
他
Wanrong
他 , 伢
Linfen
他
Shangqiu
他
Yuanyang
他
Zhengzhou
他
Xinyang
他
Baihe
他
Xi'an
他
Dingbian
他
Baoji
他
Tianshui
他
Xining
家 , 他
Xuzhou
他
Pizhou
他
Lianyungang (Ganyu)
他
Donghai
他
Fuyang
他
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
他
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
他
Bayanhot
他
Lanzhou
他 , 那
Dunhuang
他
Hami
他
Ürümqi
他
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
他
Nanchong
他
Dazhou
他
Hanyuan
他
Xichang
他
Zigong
他
Chongqing
他
Wuhan
他 , 他家
Yichang
他
Xiangyang
他
Tianmen
他
Guiyang
他
Zunyi
他
Bijie
他
Liping
他
Zhaotong
他
Dali
他
Kunming
他
Mengzi
他
Guilin
他
Liuzhou
他
Nanning (Xiakuojie)
他
Nanning (Fujian)
他
Nanning (Wuming)
他
Nanning (Fucheng, Wuming)
他
Binyang (Nanjie)
他
Jishou
他
Changde
他
Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)
他
Hanzhong
他
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
他
Yangzhou
他
Baoying
他
Taizhou
他
Zhenjiang
他
Lianyungang
他
Huai'an (Huaiyin)
他
Lianshui
他
Xuyi
他
Xinghua
他
Nantong
他
Rugao
他
Yancheng
他
Funing
他
Sihong
他
Anqing
他
Wuhu
他
Hefei
他
Hong'an
他
Mandarin
Qinzhou (Longmengang)
他
Fuzhou (Qinjiang, Changle)
他
Nanping (Yanping)
他
Cantonese
Guangzhou
佢
Hong Kong
佢
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
佢
Hong Kong (Shek Pik Weitou)
佢
Macau
佢
Guangzhou (Panyu)
佢
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
佢
Guangzhou (Conghua)
佢
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
佢
Foshan
佢
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
佢
Foshan (Shunde)
佢
Foshan (Sanshui)
佢
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
佢
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
佢
Zhongshan (Huancheng)
佢
Zhongshan (Nanlang)
佢
Zhongshan (Xiaolan)
佢
Zhongshan (Dongsheng, Xiaolan)
佢
Zhongshan (Tanbei, Xiaolan)
佢
Zhongshan (Henglan)
佢
Zhongshan (Dongfeng)
佢
Zhongshan (Nantou)
佢
Zhongshan (Fusha)
佢
Zhongshan (Shalang)
佢
Zhongshan (Gangkou)
佢
Zhongshan (Huangpu)
佢
Zhongshan (Sanjiao)
佢
Zhongshan (Langwang, Minzhong)
佢
Zhongshan (Minzhong)
佢
Zhongshan (Guzhen)
佢
Zhongshan (Banfu)
佢
Zhongshan (Tanzhou)
佢
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
佢
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
佢
Zhuhai (Doumen)
佢
Jiangmen (Baisha)
佢
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
佢
Taishan
佢
Taishan (Guanghai)
佢
Kaiping (Chikan)
佢
Enping (Niujiang)
佢
Heshan (Yayao)
佢
Dongguan
佢
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
佢
Shenzhen (Dapeng)
佢
Shenzhen (Pingdong, Longgang; Shehua)
其
Shenzhen (Pingshan Zhanmi)
佢
Qingyuan
佢
Fogang
佢
Yingde (Hanguang)
佢
Yangshan
佢
Lianshan (Butian)
佢
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
佢
Shaoguan
佢
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
佢
Renhua
佢
Lechang
佢
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
佢
Sihui
佢
Guangning
佢
Deqing
佢
Huaiji
佢
Fengkai (Nanfeng)
佢
Yunfu
佢
Xinxing
佢
Luoding
佢
Yunan (Pingtai)
佢
Yangjiang
佢
Xinyi
佢
Lianjiang
佢
Nanning
佢
Wuzhou
佢
Yulin
佢
Hepu (Lianzhou)
佢
Baise
佢
Qinzhou
佢
Beihai
佢
Beihai (Nankang)
佢
Beihai (Yingpan)
佢
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
佢
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
佢
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
佢
Danzhou
佢
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
佢
Penang (Guangfu)
佢
Singapore (Guangfu)
佢
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
佢
Móng Cái
佢
Yangon (Taishan)
佢
Mandalay (Taishan)
佢
Gan
Nanchang
渠
Nanchang (Wangcheng)
渠
Anyi
渠仂
Lushan
渠
Pengze
渠
Duchang
渠 , 渠儂
Wuning (Quankou)
渠
Poyang
渠
Yugan
渠 , 渠郎
Wannian
渠
Hengfeng
渠 , 渠仂
Yanshan
渠 , 渠仂
Leping
渠
Yichun
渠
Yifeng
渠
Gao'an
渠
Fengxin
渠
Shanggao
渠
Wanzai
渠
Fengcheng
渠
Xinyu
渠
Fuzhou (Shangdundu)
渠
Fuzhou (Dongxiang)
渠仂
Nancheng
渠
Nanfeng
渠仂 , 渠
Yihuang
渠
Lichuan
渠
Chongren
渠
Pingxiang
他
Lianhua
渠
Ji'an
渠
Yongfeng
渠
Taihe
渠
Xiajiang
渠
Yongxin
渠
Yingtan (Yujiang)
渠
Guixi
渠 , 渠仂
Jianning
使
Jinxian
渠
Jinxi
渠
Le'an
渠
Guangchang
渠
Anfu
渠
Suichuan
渠
Wan'an
渠
Jing'an
渠
Zhangshu
渠
Xingan
渠
Fenyi
渠
Hakka
Meixian
佢
Xingning
佢
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
佢
Huidong (Daling)
佢
Dongguan (Qingxi)
佢
Boluo (Bendihua)
佢
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
佢
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
佢
Wuhua (Huacheng)
佢
Wuhua (Meilin)
佢
Heyuan (Bendihua)
佢
Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)
佢
Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)
佢
Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)
佢
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
佢
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
佢
Liannan
佢
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
佢
Jiexi
佢
Changting
佢
Shanghang
佢
Longyan (Yongding)
佢
Wuping
佢
Wuping (Pingyu)
佢
Liancheng
佢
Ninghua
佢
Qingliu
佢
Yudu
佢
Ruijin
佢
Shicheng
佢
Shangyou (Shexi)
佢
Ganzhou (Nankang)
佢
Dingnan
佢
Longnan
佢
Xunwu
佢
Huichang
佢
Chongyi
佢
Xingguo
佢
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
佢
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
佢
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
佢
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
佢
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
佢
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
佢
Hong Kong
佢
Luchuan
佢
Bobai (Shahe)
佢
Bobai (Longtan)
佢
Bobai (Lingping)
佢
Bobai (Lingjiao)
佢
Sabah (Longchuan)
佢
Senai (Huiyang)
佢
Kuching (Hepo)
佢
Singkawang
佢
Bangkok (Meixian)
佢
Huizhou
Jixi
渠 , 渠仂
Dexing
渠
Chun'an (Qiandaohu)
渠
Jiande (Meicheng)
渠
Jiande (Shouchang)
渠 , 渠儂
Jin
Taiyuan
他
Yangyuan
他
Datong
他
Xinzhou
他
Lüliang (Lishi)
他
Changzhi
他
Taibus (Baochang)
他
Linhe
他
Jining
他
Hohhot
他
Baotou
他
Dongsheng
他
Haibowan
他
Erenhot
他
Pingshan
他
Zhangjiakou
他
Handan
他
Linzhou
他
Suide
他
Northern Min
Jian'ou
渠
Jian'ou (Dikou)
渠
Songxi
渠
Zhenghe
渠
Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
渠
Jianyang
渠
Pucheng (Shibei)
渠
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
伊1
Fuzhou (Changle)
伊1
Lianjiang
伊1
Fuqing
伊1
Pingtan
伊1
Yongtai
伊1
Minqing
伊1
Gutian
伊1
Pingnan
伊1
Luoyuan
伊1
Fu'an
伊1
Ningde
伊1
Xiapu
伊1
Zherong
伊1
Shouning
伊1
Zhouning
伊1
Fuding
伊1
Matsu
伊1
Taishun
伊1
Cangnan
伊1
Sitiawan (Gutian)
伊1
Southern Min
Xiamen
伊1
Xiamen (Tong'an)
伊1
Quanzhou
伊1
Jinjiang
伊1
Nan'an
伊1
Shishi
伊1
Hui'an
伊1
Anxi
伊1
Yongchun
伊1
Dehua
伊1
Zhangzhou
伊1
Zhangzhou (Longhai)
伊1
Zhangzhou (Changtai)
伊1
Hua'an
伊1
Nanjing
伊1
Pinghe
伊1
Zhangpu
伊1
Yunxiao
伊1
Zhao'an
伊1
Dongshan
伊1
Taipei
伊1
Taipei (Wanhua)
伊1
Kaohsiung
伊1
Kaohsiung (Cijin)
伊1
Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
伊1
Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
伊1
Yilan
伊1
Changhua (Lukang)
伊1
Taichung
伊1
Taichung (Wuqi)
伊1
Tainan
伊1
Taitung
伊1
Hsinchu
伊1
Kinmen
伊1
Penghu (Magong)
伊1
Penang (Hokkien)
伊1
Singapore (Hokkien)
伊1
Manila (Hokkien)
伊1
Medan (Hokkien)
伊1
Longyan
伊1
Zhangping
伊1
Datian
伊1
Pingnan (Shangdu)
他 , 伊1
Guilin (Biyange)
伊1
Cangnan
伊1
Chaozhou
伊1
Shantou
伊1
Shantou (Chaoyang)
伊1
Jieyang
伊1
Haifeng
伊1
Bangkok (Teochew)
伊1
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
伊1
Singapore (Teochew)
伊1
Pontianak (Teochew)
伊1
Leizhou
伊1
Wenchang
伊1
Haikou
伊1
Qionghai
伊1
Singapore (Hainanese)
伊1
Puxian Min
Putian
伊1
Xianyou
伊1
Central Min
Yong'an
渠
Sanming (Sanyuan)
渠
Sanming (Shaxian)
渠
Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)
渠
Shaojiang Min
Shaowu
𠇼
Guangze
𠇼
Jiangle
渠
Mingxi
渠
Shunchang
渠
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
伊1
Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
伊1
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
佢
Northern Pinghua
Guilin (Dahe)
他
Shehua
Jingning (Hexi)
渠
Wu
Shanghai
伊2
Shanghai (Songjiang)
是渠 , 實渠 , 渠
Shanghai (Jiading)
伊2
Shanghai (Chongming)
伊2
Suzhou
俚 , 俚倷 , 唔倷
Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang)
伊2 , 伊奴
Wuxi
佗
Changshu
伊2
Nantong (Haimen)
他 , 伊2
Jiaxing
伊內
Jiashan
伊2 , 伊儂
Pinghu
伊儂
Haining (Yanguan)
伊2
Tongxiang
伊2 , 夷儂
Haiyan
伊2 , 葉內 , 候內
Changzhou
佗
Danyang
他
Nanjing (Gaochun)
他
Huzhou
是其
Changxing
是夷 , 夷
Anji
其
Deqing
夷
Hangzhou
他
Hangzhou (Yuhang)
夷 , 其
Hangzhou (Lin'an)
夷 , 是夷 , 其
Hangzhou (Fuyang)
夷 , 是夷
Hangzhou (Xiaoshan)
夷
Tonglu
夷 , 是夷
Tonglu (Wusheng)
夷 , 他
Shaoxing
夷
Zhuji
其
Shengzhou
夷
Xinchang
其
Ningbo
渠 , 渠儂
Ningbo (Zhenhai)
其
Ningbo (Fenghua)
其
Yuyao
渠
Cixi
渠
Xiangshan
其 , 像其
Ninghai
其 , 其儂
Zhoushan
其
Taizhou (Huangyan)
渠
Tiantai
渠
Xianju
渠
Sanmen
渠
Linhai
渠
Wenling
渠
Wenzhou
渠
Yueqing
渠
Yongjia (Fenglin)
渠
Rui'an
渠
Pingyang
渠
Taishun
其
Wencheng
渠
Lishui
渠
Qingtian
渠
Jinyun
渠
Wuyi (Liucheng)
渠
Songyang (Xiping)
渠
Yunhe
他 , 其
Jingning
他 , 渠
Qingyuan
渠
Longquan
渠
Quzhou
渠
Suichang
渠
Jiangshan
渠
Changshan
渠
Kaihua
渠
Longyou
渠 , 渠儂
Jinhua
渠
Jinhua (Tangxi)
渠 , 渠儂
Yiwu
渠
Yongkang
渠
Pujiang
其 , 徐
Dongyang
渠
Wuyi
渠
Lanxi
渠 , 渠儂
Xiang
Changsha
他
Loudi
他
Shuangfeng
他
Quanzhou
他
Note
In spoken language, Chinese varieties in general do not distinguish gender/animacy in the third-person pronoun; distinctions are only sometimes made in writing. 佢 is commonly used in Yue, Hakka and Pinghua, while 渠 is more common in other varieties
See also
Standard Mandarin Chinese personal pronouns
Person
Singular
Plural
1st
—
我 (wǒ )
我們 / 我们 (wǒmen )
inclusive
咱們 / 咱们 (zánmen )
2nd
male/indefinite
你 (nǐ )
你們 / 你们 (nǐmen )
female
妳 / 你 (nǐ )
妳們 / 你们 (nǐmen )
deity
祢 (nǐ )
祢們 / 祢们 (nǐmen )
polite
您 (nín )
你們 / 你们 (nǐmen )您們 / 您们 (nínmen )
3rd
male/indefinite
他 (tā )
他們 / 他们 (tāmen )
female
她 (tā )
她們 / 她们 (tāmen )
deity
祂 (tā )
祂們 / 祂们 (tāmen )
animal
牠 / 它 (tā )
牠們 / 它们 (tāmen )
inanimate
它 (tā )
它們 / 它们 (tāmen )
Compounds
Descendants
Wutunhua: ta ( “ he; she; it ” )
References
Japanese
Kanji
他
(Third grade kyōiku kanji )
Readings
Compounds
Compounds
他( た ) 意( い ) ( tai , “ another meaning (for one's behavior or speech) ” )
他( た ) 我( が ) ( taga , “ other minds ” )
他( た ) 界( かい ) ( takai , “ the world after death ” )
他( た ) 殺( さつ ) ( tasatsu , “ murder ” )
他( た ) 動( どう ) 詞( し ) ( tadōshi , “ transitive verb ” )
他( た ) 人( にん ) ( tanin , “ unrelated person ” )
他( た ) 愛( あい ) ( tāi , “ altruism ” )
他( た ) 家( け ) ( take )
他( た ) 覚( かく ) 症( しょう ) ( takakushō )
他( た ) 覚( かく ) 的( てき ) ( takakuteki )
他( た ) 郷( きょう ) ( takyō )
他( た ) 見( けん ) ( taken )
他( た ) 言( ごん ) ( tagon , “ telling the other persons ” )
他( た ) 行( ぎょう ) ( tagyō )
他( た ) 国( こく ) ( takoku , “ the other country ” )
他( た ) 山( ざん ) ( tazan )
他( た ) 事( じ ) ( taji )
他( た ) 社( しゃ ) ( tasha , “ the other company ” )
他( た ) 者( しゃ ) ( tasha )
他( た ) 出( しゅつ ) ( tashutsu )
他( た ) 所( しょ ) ( tasho )
他( た ) 称( しょう ) ( tashō )
他( た ) 心( しん ) ( tashin )
他( た ) 生( しょう ) ( tashō )
他( た ) 薦( せん ) ( tasen )
他( た ) 念( ねん ) ( tanen )
他( た ) 派( は ) ( taha )
他( た ) 物( ぶつ ) ( tabutsu )
他( た ) 聞( ぶん ) ( tabun )
他( た ) 方( ほう ) ( tahō )
他( た ) 面( めん ) ( tamen )
他( た ) 律( りつ ) ( taritsu )
他( た ) 流( りゅう ) ( taryū )
他( た ) 力( りき ) ( tariki )
Pronunciation
Noun
他( ほか ) or 他( た ) • (hoka or ta )
another , other , some other
この他( ほか ) にも行( ゆ ) き先( さき ) がありますか。 Kono hoka ni mo yukisaki ga arimasu ka. Do you have any other destinations?
この事( じ ) 業( ぎょう ) は他( た ) を利( り ) するために開( かい ) 始( し ) されました。 Kono jigyō wa ta o risuru tame ni kaishi saremashita. This project was started in order to benefit others .
他( ほか ) にだれが手( て ) 伝( つだ ) いに行( い ) きますか。Hoka ni dare ga tetsudai ni ikimasu ka.Who else will go to help you?
Derived terms
Idioms
Idioms
他( ほか ) でもない ( hoka de mo nai ) : “there isn't anything else” → “specifically what I want to say is...” ( used to emphasize what one is about to say )
他( た ) に累( るい ) を及( およ ) ぼす ( ta ni rui o oyobosu ) : “extend the involvement (entanglement) to others” → involve others in trouble
他( た ) に例( れい ) を見( み ) ない ( ta ni rei o minai ) : “an example not seen in others” → incomparable
他( た ) の言( げん ) に惑( まど ) わされる ( ta no gen ni madowasareru ) : “to be led astray by others' words”
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō , →ISBN
↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute , editor (1998 ), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo : NHK Publishing, Inc. , →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
他 (eumhun 남 타 ( nam ta ) )
hanja form? of 타 ( “ another , other , some other” )
Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
他 : Hán Nôm readings: tha , thà , thè , thơ
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References
Zhuang
Pronoun
他
Sawndip form of de ( “ he, she, it ” )