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

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 它

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How to write 它 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 它

它 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom
它
宀gài · roof
匕bǐ · spoon
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4.

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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'.

它们 • tā men • they; them for things or animals • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
6.

Example Sentences

rú如
guǒ果
zhè这
lǐ里
méi没
yǒu有

Information

Pinyintā
Meaningit
Strokes5
Radical宀
Traditional它
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#108
Zhuyinㄊㄚ
UnicodeU+5B83
CangjieJP
宀gài · roof
+匕bǐ · spoon
tā它
men们

they; them for things or animals

它的 • tā de • its
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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HSK Level 2

Characters from the same exam level.

  • 课kèlesson
  • 快kuàifast; quick
  • 累lèitired
  • 离líto be distant from; to leave
  • 两liǎngtwo (of something)
  • 零língzero
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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "ta".

  • 榻tàcot, couch, bed
  • 挞tàflog, whip; chastise
  • 遢tācareless, negligent, slipshod
  • 蹋tàto tread on; to trample
  • 她tāshe; her
  • 塔tǎpagoda; tower; minaret
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "宀".

  • 臊sāoView details
  • 宠chǒngto dote on, to pamper, to favor excessively
  • 宦huànofficialdom, government official
  • 寅yínto respect, reverence; respectfully; 3rd terrestrial branch
  • 室shìroom, house, interior space
  • 完wánto finish; [+ verb indicates completion]
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