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Translingual
Han character
祂 (Kangxi radical 113, 示+3, 8 strokes, cangjie input 戈火心木 (IFPD), four-corner 34212, composition ⿰礻也)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 840, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 4, page 2387, character 1
- Unihan data for U+7942
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 示 + phonetic 也 (OC *laːlʔ).
Pronunciation
Definitions
祂
- (deity; gender-neutral) he; him; she; her; they; them
Usage notes
Mostly used for the Abrahamic God, but can be used for any other deity.
Compounds
See also
| Standard Mandarin Chinese personal pronouns
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| Person
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st
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—
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我 (wǒ)
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我們／我们 (wǒmen)
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| inclusive
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咱們／咱们 (zánmen)
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| 2nd
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male/indefinite
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你 (nǐ)
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你們／你们 (nǐmen)
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| female
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妳／你 (nǐ)
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妳們／你们 (nǐmen)
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| deity
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祢 (nǐ)
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祢們／祢们 (nǐmen)
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| polite
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您 (nín)
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你們／你们 (nǐmen)
您們／您们 (nínmen)
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| 3rd
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male/indefinite
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他 (tā)
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他們／他们 (tāmen)
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| female
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她 (tā)
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她們／她们 (tāmen)
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| deity
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祂 (tā)
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祂們／祂们 (tāmen)
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| animal
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牠／它 (tā)
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牠們／它们 (tāmen)
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| inanimate
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它 (tā)
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它們／它们 (tāmen)
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Vietnamese
Han character
祂: Hán Nôm readings: tha