he in Chinese

How to write 他

Animated stroke order. Tap a character to replay its stroke order.

他 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.

他 in a sentence

• 他tā是shì我wǒ的de朋péng友yǒu。

  He is my friend.

• 他tā很hěn高gāo。

  He is tall.

• 他tā喜xǐ欢huān游yóu泳yǒng。

  He likes swimming.

他 vs 她 vs 它

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 她 tā she; her

  Identical pronunciation, different character — 她 takes the 女 'woman' radical. In speech 他/她/它 are indistinguishable.

• 它 tā it

  Same sound again — 它 is for animals and things. In speech 'it' is often omitted entirely.