他 Stroke Order — How to Write 他

Stroke Order

他 is written in 5 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 亻, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

他 Radical and Character Components

Components:亻也

他 is an ideographic compound. An additional, "also" 也 person 亻.

Radical: 亻 + 3 more strokes

他 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Meanings of 他 in Chinese

tā他

He, him; refers to a third person, typically male, but can be used broadly regardless of gender (e.g., in 'they') or to denote 'another' (as in 'homicide').

他是团队里最努力的成员。

He is the most diligent member of the team.

Other; another; referring to things or people other than the one(s) mentioned.

请把这本书放到其他书架上。

Please put this book on the other bookshelf.

Used informally as an empty reference to emphasize an action, often implying 'just go and do it' or to add a casual tone.

我们去酒吧喝他一杯吧。

Let's go to the bar and have a drink.

Common Words and Phrases with 他

tā他men们

They

他们正在图书馆里安静地学习。

They are quietly studying in the library.

tā他rén人

other people; others

我们应该设身处地为他人着想，理解他们的感受。

We should put ourselves in others' shoes and understand their feelings.

tā他rì日

some other day; in the future

我希望他日能实现环游世界的梦想。

I hope to realize my dream of traveling around the world someday.

tā他shā杀

homicide

警方初步判断，死者系他杀

The police initially determined that the deceased was a victim of homicide.

tā他shān山gōng攻cuò错

Advice from others may help one to overcome one's shortcomings.

这次项目复盘，我们应该秉持他山攻错的精神，看看其他团队是如何解决类似问题的，以便我们能更好地改进。

During this project review, we should adopt the spirit of "learning from others' mistakes to correct our own," observing how other teams solved similar problems so that we can improve ourselves more effectively.

tā他shāng伤

Injury caused by another person.