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他

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(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])

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HSK 3.0
Level 1
Old HSK
Level 1
Strokes
5
Radical
人 +3
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
他
Common rank
#1,056
Unicode
U+4ED6

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Formation & memory

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How 他 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

An additional, "also" 也 person 亻

Components 亻 也

How to remember it

he · Heisig RSH #810

人 person + scorpion

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 他

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WordPinyinMeaning
他们 tā men they; them
马尔他人 Mǎ ěr tā rén Maltese (person)
马尔他语 Mǎ ěr tā yǔ Maltese (language)
利他主义 lì tā zhǔ yì altruism
利他行为 lì tā xíng wéi altruistic behavior
管他三七二十一 guǎn tā sān qī èr shí yī who cares; no matter what; regardless of the consequences
马尔他 Mǎ ěr tā Malta (Tw)
南达科他 Nán Dá kē tā South Dakota, US state
安非他明 ān fēi tā míng amphetamine (loanword)
甲基安非他命 jiǎ jī ān fēi tā mìng methamphetamine
假手他人 jiǎ shǒu tā rén to get one's own task done by sb else
他山之石可以攻玉 tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting c…
别无他法 bié wú tā fǎ there is no alternative
别无他物 bié wú tā wù nothing else
北达科他 Běi Dá kē tā North Dakota, US state
他者性 tā zhě xìng otherness
他者化 tā zhě huà othering; otherization
主音吉他 zhǔ yīn jí tā lead guitar
利他林 Lì tā lín Ritalin (brand name); methylphenidate (stimulant drug used to treat ADHD)
安非他命 ān fēi tā mìng amphetamine (medical) (loanword)