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

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Level 1

HSK 3.0:Recognition 1

HSK 2.0Level 2

HSK 3.0Vocab 1 Recognition 1

1.

Animated Stroke Order 它

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 它

3.

Character Breakdown

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它

宀roof

匕spoon

它=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 它

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5.

How to Use 它

Non-human it and its

它 + marker

Use 它 for non-human third-person pronouns like 'it' and 'its'.

HSK 3.0 · L1

6.

Example Sentences

rú如

guǒ果

zhè这

lǐ里

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宀roof

+匕spoon

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

tā它

men们

they; them for things or animals

tā它

de的

its

，

wǒ我

men们

kě可

yǐ以

qù去

tā它

chù处

zhǎo找

。

If it's not here, we can look elsewhere.

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 other options?

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