他

• 拼音: tā
• 汉字拆解: 他 = 亻(person radical) + 也 (also, phonetic component)

含义

He; him. The third-person masculine pronoun.

Used to refer to a male person. In spoken Chinese, 他 and 她 sound identical (both tā), so the distinction only exists in writing. When the gender is unknown or the group is mixed, 他 is used as the default pronoun.

例句

1. 他是我的同学。
2. 我很喜欢他。
3. 他在家里看电视。

用法指南

语境: reference, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 他叫什么名字？(What is his name?)
• 他是中国人。(He is Chinese.)

错误说法

• 他是一个很高。(Incomplete — say 他很高 for 'he is tall' or 他是一个很高的人 for 'he is a tall person'; 是 requires a noun after it)

起源与历史

Combines 亻(person radical) and 也 (also, serving as phonetic component). Originally a general third-person pronoun before the feminine 她 was created in modern times.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal