HSK 1 Character #10 · 5 Strokes
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他 (tā · Hán Việt: Tha) — he; him; his; other. Combines person 亻 on the left with 也 (yě) on the right. Originally meant "another person", now standard for male/general third-person singular.
- Pinyin
- tā
- Sino-Vietnamese
- Tha
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 亻
- IDS Structure
- ⿰亻也
- Traditional
- 他
他 Stroke-by-Stroke Trajectory (5 Steps)
Customize 他 in Worksheet Generator →他1 撇 Piě
他1 (29,10)→(8,53)
他2 竖 Shù
他2 (24,37)→(25,83)
他3 折 Zhé
他3 (32,50)→(63,53)
他4 竖 Shù
他4 (55,12)→(56,63)
他5 横 Héng
他5 (41,33)→(91,56)
Origin & Structural Decomposition (他 = ⿰亻也)
Combines person 亻 on the left with 也 (yě) on the right. Originally meant "another person", now standard for male/general third-person singular.
⿰亻也 → 亻 + 也 (⿰)
Calligraphy Proportion & Grid Coaching for 他
In the right-hand 也, tilt the Horizontal-Turn-Hook (横折钩) noticeably upward at 12°–15°, and stretch the final Vertical-Curved-Hook (竖弯钩) wide to the right with a flat bottom base.
Common Stroke Order Pitfall for 他
In 也, the tall central Vertical stroke (stroke 4 of 他) goes BEFORE the sweeping Vertical-Curved-Hook (stroke 5).
Essential HSK Compound Words with 他
they; them
other; else
other people; others
guitar
foreign land; place far from home
altruism; benefiting others
Example Sentences Using 他 (tā)
他每天坚持用米字格练习十个字。
Tā měitiān jiānchí yòng mǐzìgé liànxí shí gè zì.
He persists in practicing ten characters every day using Mi Zi Ge grids.
除了汉语，他还学过越南语。
Chúle Hànyǔ, tā hái xuéguò Yuènányǔ.
Besides Chinese, he has also studied Vietnamese.
同音代词他、她、它在口语里发音完全相同。
Tóngyīn dàicí tā, tā, tā zài kǒuyǔ lǐ fāyīn wánquán xiāngtóng.
The homophonous pronouns he (他), she (她), and it (它) sound identical in spoken Mandarin.