Zi:他

他 [tā] he, him; she, her; it; 他​们 they, them; 他​的… his ...; (​其他 qítā) other; (HDZ:) … [tuó] ​馱

One monosyllabic entry in The ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary (namespace Ci):

►¹tā* ​他[-/​牠] {A} pr. ①he ②she ③it ④they (referring to inanimate things in object position) ‖ Lí dōu làn le, zuìhǎo bǎ ∼ rēng le. 梨都烂了, 最好把∼扔了。 The pears have all spoiled; better throw them away. ◆b.f. other; another ►qítā 其他 ►tārén 他人 ►tāchù 他处

The character 他 (5 strokes) modifies the old form ​佗 (7 strokes), replacing the old right-side component ​它 with ​也 in order to specify certain senses formerly wr. ​它, cf. ​佗.
    Note: 他 is a relatively recent (1,000 year-old) form (SBGY); the much older old form ​它 was later also wr. ​佗, though the old primary meaning of ​佗 was different; cf. ​它, ​也, similar in the Seal.
    Note: In spoken Chinese pronouns have no gender, but in written Chinese gender may be specified; cf. 他 tā ‘he’, ​她 tā ‘she’, ​它 tā ‘it’.
    Compare: 他/​佗, ​她/​𡛥, ​它, ​牠/​㸰, ​祂/​𥙇.
    HDZ: 他 : tā : (​代​词) ​别​的, ​其他​的 (ant. ​此, syn. ​彼); ​第​三​人​称, (​古/​近) ​泛​指​男​女​及​一​切​事​物, (​今) ​专​指​男​性, ​性​别​不​明​或​不​必​区​别​时; ​虚​指 (​吃他​一​顿; ​打他​个​措​手​不​及); ​谁 • tuó : ​馱: ​牲​畜​负​载​人​或​物
►references: Guǎngyùn:160.44; Wieger:107b; Karlgren:AD223,GSR4c'; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:1.115.6; Mathews:5961; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn:92.09; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:017.0.07; EDOC:1
►components: ​亻​也​
►Cantonese: ta\
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Unicode: U+4ED6
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