mandarin - What is the difference between 他, 它, and 她 - Chinese ...
Feb 16, 2015 · In Old Chinese 它 was also used to write 蛇 ("snake"), which was sometimes a perfect homophone of 它 (although this pronunciation is no longer used for snake in any …
etymology - How old are 她，他，它？ - Chinese Language Stack …
Aug 5, 2022 · Using 她 and 它 as pronouns is indeed a rather recent development, mainly by the cohort of May Fourth Movement as a way to mordernise Chinese and make translation of …
Should I use 她 or 它 for 中国? (and/or other countries)
Jun 14, 2024 · 之: 1. 指代人或事物的名称，相当于他、她、它、他们 [he;her;it;they;them] 2. 指示代词，相当于“其”、“他的”、“其他的” [its;his;other] I have never made an exhaustive study of …
grammar - Would it be correct to use “它” in a sentence like this ...
Oct 31, 2017 · you should replace 它 with 天。 外面 is used as adv or adj, so 外面 itself is ok. No need 在. the sentence order; you could consider 外面 as 外面(的)天， so 天(S) + 下雪(V)+ …
How gender specific in writing is the character 他
Feb 20, 2014 · 亻simply means "person" so 他 is neutral. 她/衪/牠/它 were all originated from the west in the modern times and they can be used to target a specified group of people. In places …
grammar - 常用于词典里的用于分项列举的各项之间的分号有什么 …
Nov 8, 2021 · 你确实可以把"分号"简单理解为"和"。在你的例子里，它的意义就是分割且连接词项，和逗号类似，也完全可以用逗号代替，算是常见于词典里的一种特殊用法（不在词典里的 …
What is the word for "they/them"? - Chinese Language Stack …
Sep 17, 2014 · 牠 and 它 were merged together. 牠 refers to animals, as you can tell by the radical 牛 (cow). And 它 refers to inanimate objects. And 们 men makes the subject/noun …
What is the difference between 妳 (nǐ) and 他 (tā)
Feb 25, 2020 · Wiktionary gives the meaning "you" for the character 妳 (nǐ), and tā (either 他 or 她). Is there a formal / informal difference? Which should I prefer in general usage?
characters - Is it ok to use 他 as a gender neutral personal …
And there is no word in ancient Chinese contains the usage of IT as a gender neutral personal pronoun. Consulting foreign languages we borrow 它 as IT. 它 is actually the ancient word of …
What is the difference between using 叫 and 叫做
Jul 4, 2017 · [他/她/它] is the object, which is needed in a complete sentence. 为 acts as the conjunction 'as' (without antecedent) in the degree, manner 称为 is more literal; 叫做 is more …