(): it, it (pronoun for an animal)

() is a Chinese character meaning “it.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (structural) and (structural). It ranks #107 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. it
  2. it (pronoun for an animal)

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
pronountā menthey1

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
qí tā(adjective) other
jí tāa guitar
tā běn shēnitself
guǎn tāno matter if
wéi tā mìngvariant of 維他命|维他命[wei2 ta1 ming4]
6
Total compounds
33
As first character
50
As last character
17
As middle character

appears in 6 compound words: 33 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 17 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

men
0.627280,554 co-occurrences
0.46286 co-occurrences
0.452279,819 co-occurrences
shì
0.433379,422 co-occurrences
0.40638,707 co-occurrences
0.405138,408 co-occurrences
shǒu
0.40180 co-occurrences
yīn
0.387110,220 co-occurrences
dàn
0.36453,048 co-occurrences
néng
0.35981,030 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

我想了很久,终于决定接受这个新的挑战。

Wǒ xiǎng le hěn jiǔ, zhōngyú juédìng jiēshòu zhè gè xīn de tiǎozhàn.

I thought about it for a long time and finally decided to accept this new challenge.

三立新聞網Mar 2026

中年男注意!“”加速老化、害人惨罹癌

zhōng nián nán zhù yì ! tā jiā sù lǎo huà , hài rén cǎn 罹 ái

Attention middle-aged man!" It "accelerates aging and causes cancer."

News For ChineseFeb 2026

加州年薪六位数生活还不如

jiā zhōu nián xīn liù wèi shǔ shēng huó hái bù rú tā zhōu

California's six-figure annual salary is not as good as other states

99 健康网Feb 2026

麦芽糖醇属于无糖食品吗?算不算国标定义的“糖”

mài yá táng chún shǔ yú wú táng shí pǐn ma ? tā suàn bù suàn guó biāo dìng yì de táng

Is maltitol a sugar-free food? Is it considered "sugar" as defined by the national standard

Nownews今日新聞Feb 2026

日本民众票选“CP值最高商务饭店”是!日媒:给人一种安心感

rì běn mín zhòng piào xuǎn C P zhí zuì gāo shāng wù fàn diàn shì tā ! rì méi : gěi rén yī zhǒng ān xīn gǎn

It is the "business hotel with the highest CP value" voted by the Japanese people! Japanese media: It gives people a sense of security

百度新闻Feb 2026

萌萌的“”陪你度新春

méng méng de tā péi nǐ dù xīn chūn

Cute "it" to accompany you in the New Year

Tatoeba

你不可以把延迟到明天吗?

Nǐ bù kěyǐ bǎ tā yánchí dào míngtiān ma?

Can't you put it off until tomorrow?

Tatoeba

如果你有一百万円,你会用来做什么?

Rúguǒ nǐ yǒu yī bǎi wàn yuán, nǐ huì yòng tā lái zuò shénme?

Supposing you had one million yen, what would you do with it?

Tatoeba

您在教室里吃吗?

Nín zài jiàoshì lǐ chī tā ma?

Do you eat it in the classroom?

Tatoeba

你能把送到这个地址吗?

Nǐ néng bǎ tā sòng dào zhège dìzhǐ ma?

Please deliver it to this address.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 它 (tā) mean in Chinese?
它 (tā) primarily means "it." It is classified as HSK Level 1, making it a beginner-level character. It ranks #107 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 它 have?
它 is written with 5 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 它?
The radical associated with 它 is 宀 (roof). This radical appears in many characters related to roof.
What are the components of 它?
它 is composed of: 宀 (structural), 匕 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱宀匕 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 它?
Common words with 它 include: 它们 (tā men, "they"); 其它 (qí tā, "(adjective) other"); 吉它 (jí tā, "a guitar"); 它本身 (tā běn shēn, "itself"); 管它 (guǎn tā, "no matter if"). There are over 6 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 它 (tā)?
Several characters share the pronunciation tā: 他 (he), 她 (she), 塌 (to collapse), 塔 (pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆, a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa)), and 1 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 它 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 它 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.