他 tā
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 也 also, too
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
他们
tāmen
they, them
Characters in this word
们 men
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 门 gate, door, entrance, opening
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他们都是我的朋友。 Tāmen dōu shì wǒ de péngyou. They are all my friends.
- 他们在哪儿？ Tāmen zài nǎr? Where are they?
- 他们昨天来我家了。 Tāmen zuótiān lái wǒ jiā le. They came to my home yesterday.