Writing
她 (tā) — how to say "she" in Chinese
她
She
personal pronoun
How to use it
Doesn't change form: the same word is both subject and object.
她是我朋友。
tā shì wǒ péng you
She is my friend.
Radicals / Keys
女
Woman
#38 · nǚ · 3 strokes
Examples
她在北京工作，她很高兴。
She works in Beijing, she is very happy.
她是学生
She is a student.
Mnemonic
[tā-] Tanya the pilot ✈️ paints the character 她, the word for "she", on the side of her plane. On the left she traces the woman 女, so everyone knows exactly who is flying. "Only 她 knows the way home," she laughs, and takes off into the clouds.
Frequently asked questions
How to say she in Mandarin?
"she" in Chinese is 她 (tā).
她 meaning in English
她 (tā) means "She".
She in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced tā (written as ta). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "she" in Chinese characters?
It is written 她 and has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 她?
她 belongs to the HSK 1 vocabulary list.
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Grammar with 她
AA — reduplicating adjectives
AA / AABB
一边 — doing two things at once
一边 (yìbiān) + Verb 1, 一边 (yìbiān) + Verb 2
住, 开, 出来 — result complements
Verb + 住 (zhù) / 开 (kāi) / 出 (chū)(来 (lái))
显得 vs 看起来 — looks vs seems
Subj. + 显得 (xiǎnde) + Adj. (shows quality) / Subj. + 看起来 (kànqǐlái) + Adj. (looks)
自从 — ever since
自从 (zìcóng) + Event, Subj. + 就 (jiù) / 一直 (yìzhí) + Verb
真有你的 — you are something else
真 (zhēn) + 有 (yǒu) + 你 (nǐ) / 他 (tā) / 她 (tā) + 的 (de)