How to write 它 (tā, “it”)
它 (tā), an HSK 1 character, means “it”. It is HSK 1 in the 2025 syllabus, down from level 2 in the 2021 standard. As a top-bottom character it splits into 宀 (“roof”, the radical), strokes 1–3; 匕 (“spoon”), strokes 4–5, written the top first. On its own it is an HSK 1 word; it also forms 它们 (“they”), 它本身 (“itself”) and 其它 (“(adjective) other”). Japanese reads it ta, “other”.
- Pinyin
- tā
- Strokes
- 5
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 宀 (“roof”)
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- Vertical ㇑topdown and right
- Dot ㇔top leftdownwards
- Horizontal hook ㇖top leftrightwards → down and left
- Left-falling stroke ㇒centerdown and left
- Vertical-curve-hook ㇟leftdown and right → rightwards → upwards
Japanese and Chinese
Japanese and Chinese draw all 5 strokes in the same order and direction, by our stroke-by-stroke comparison.
Trace it
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| tā first tone | it | — | 它们 它本身 其它 管它 |
- HSK 2025 syllabus
- level 1
- 2021 standard
- level 2
- HSK 2.0
- in a level 2 word
- Words with it
- 6 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 它
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 它 | tā | it HSK 1 |
| 它们 它們 | tāmen | they; them HSK 1 |
| 它本身 | tāběnshēn | itself |
| 其它 | qítā | (adjective) other |
| 管它 | guǎntā | no matter if; regardless of |
| 吉它 | jítā | a guitar |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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