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他 (tā) — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1. Animated Stroke Order 他

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How to write 他 — animated stroke order

542 learners have practiced this character

2. Readings & Meanings

他has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

tāta
pron. (代)
1.he; himHSK1
2.he, him, other personHSK 3.0 L1

3. Stroke Order Diagrams 他

他 stroke order diagram

4. Character Breakdown

Left-Right
他=亻person+也also

A person (亻) also (也) being another — referring to someone else, a third person.

5. Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 他

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他 handwriting practice sheet - portrait
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6. HSK Vocabulary: 他

HSK words that contain this character.

qí tā

其他

other

HSK 3

tā rén

他人

another person; sb else; other people

HSK 3.0 L5

tā men

他们

7. Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 他 is used in context

tā他
men们
zhèng正
zài在
gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里

Information

Traditional他
Radical亻
Strokes5
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#26
Zhuyinㄊㄚ
UnicodeU+4ED6
CangjieOPD
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they

HSK 3.0 L1

jí tā

吉他

Guitar

HSK 3.0 L7-9
sàn散
bù步
。

They are walking in the park.

tā他
shì是
wǒ我
de的
lǎo老
shī师
。

He is my teacher.

tā他
de的
shū书
fàng放
zài在
zhuō桌
zi子
shàng上
。

His book is on the table.

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qí其
tā他
rén人
dōu都
yǐ已
jīng经
lí离
kāi开
le了
。

Everyone else has already left.

wǒ我
zuó昨
tiān天
kàn看
jiàn见
tā他
le了
。

I saw him yesterday.

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