(tā) - she, her in Mandarin
tāTraditional: 她
Translation
she, her
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Word origin
她 (tā) means 'she, her'. It is a phono-semantic compound with the 女 (woman) radical for meaning and 也 (yě) as the phonetic component; it was coined in the early twentieth century to distinguish the feminine third person.
- Origin
- phono-semantic compound
- Root
- 女 (woman radical) + 也 (yě, phonetic)
Stroke order
她
Examples
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She is a very experienced doctor.
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She likes to go hiking at the weekend.
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I do not know where she lives.
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She gets up very early every morning.
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She wants to study in Britain.
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她: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 4: More people, more words.