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它们

tāmen

they (for animals or things)

Three cats beside a bowl
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Characters in this word

它 tā

Strokes
5
Radical
宀 — roof
Made of
宀 roof 匕 spoon, ladle

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

  • 它们在睡觉。 Tāmen zài shuìjiào. They are sleeping.
  • 它们很小。 Tāmen hěn xiǎo. They are very small.
  • 我喂它们。 Wǒ wèi tāmen. I feed them.

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