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(tā men) - they, them (female-only group) in Mandarin

men

Traditional: 她們

Line drawing of 她们
Coloured illustration of 她们
HSK 2
#452 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

they, them (female-only group)

Word origin

A compound of the feminine pronoun 她 (tā) 'she' and the plural suffix 們 (men). 她 has the 女 (woman) radical with 也 as phonetic; 們 carries the 亻(person) radical with 門 (mén) as phonetic. Together they mean 'they' for an all-female group.

Origin
compound
Root
她 (tā, she: 女 woman + 也) + 們 (men, plural suffix: 亻+ 門)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 她

Stroke order for 们

Examples

They are good friends.

They are singing.

Please tell them.

They are good friends who grew up together.

They are singing in the park.

她们 (tā men) - they, them (female-only group).

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This word is part of lesson 10.