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它

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it

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HSK 3.0
Level 2
Old HSK
Level 2
Strokes
5
Radical
宀 +2
Structure
Top–bottom 上下
Traditional
它
Common rank
#3,539
Unicode
U+5B83

Sound it out + =

Formation & memory

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How 它 is formed

Components 宀 匕

How to remember it

it · Heisig RSH #462

house + someone sitting on the ground

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 它

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
它本身 tā běn shēn itself
维它命 wéi tā mìng variant of 維他命|维他命[wei2 ta1 ming4]
管它 guǎn tā no matter if; regardless of; don’t worry about (it, him etc); doesn’t matter
吉它 jí tā a guitar
其它 qí tā (adjective) other
它们 tā men they; them

Sound family

These characters use 它 as their sound component — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
它 sound part tā it; other
蛇 shé snake
驼 tuó camel; humpback; to carry on one's back
舵 duò helm, rudder
沱 tuó river, stream, waterway; to flow
坨 tuó lump, heap
砣 tuó a stone roller; plumb, weight
鸵 tuó ostrich
跎 tuó to stumble, to falter, to vacillate
柁 tuó the main beam of a house
酡 tuó ruddy, flushed
铊 tā thallium