它 (tā): It — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Character Breakdown

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它=宀roof+匕spoon

A snake (宀) with a tail (匕) — originally meaning 'snake', later borrowed for 'it'.

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HSK Vocabulary: 它

HSK words that contain this character.

它们

tā men

they (for inanimate objects)

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Example Sentences

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

rú如

guǒ果

zhè这

lǐ里

méi没

yǒu有

，

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tā它

shì是

yì一

zhī只

xiǎo小

māo猫

。

It is a kitten.

wǒ我

hěn很

xǐ喜

huan欢

tā它

。

I like it very much.

zhè这

xiē些

shū书

hěn很

yǒu有

qù趣

，

tā它

men们

zhí值

dé得

yì一

dú读

。

These books are interesting, they are worth reading.

chú除

le了

zhè这

ge个

，

hái还

yǒu有

qí其

tā它

xuǎn选

zé择

ma吗

？

Besides this, are there any other options?

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Characters from the same exam level.

kè课 kuài快 lèi累 lí离 liǎng两 líng零

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "ta".

tà挞 tà蹋 tā她 tǎ塔 tà踏 tā塌

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "宀".

chen宸 sāo臊 wǎn宛 wán完 chǒng宠 huàn宦

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