她 (tā) - She & her — third person singular feminine pronoun.

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tā ｜ 6 strokes ｜ radical: 女

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她 · tā

She;

her — third person singular feminine pronoun.

Sheher — third person singular feminine pronoun.

Usage highlights

SheHerTo herWith herShe herselfShe and I

Synonyms

  • 伊— she/her (archaic/regional)
  • 彼女— she (Japanese loanword, sometimes used)

Antonyms

  • 他— he/him
  • 它— it (for objects/animals)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • She is my teacher (她是我的老师).
  • I gave her a book (我给了她一本书).
  • Her name is Wang Li (她的名字是王丽).
  • She is very beautiful (她很漂亮).

Collocations

  • She(她)
  • Her(她的)
  • To her(给她)
  • With her(和她)
  • She herself(她自己)
  • She and I(我和她)

Idioms

  • No specific idioms with 她 as it is a modern pronoun

Cultural background

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  • Introduced in early 20th century as part of language reform to create gender-specific pronouns.
  • Originally shared the same character 他 for all third person references before modernization.
  • Represents significant progress in Chinese feminist language development.

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