HSK 2 · People

它

tā

it

Stroke order of 它

它 is written with 5 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

"它" looks like a snake coiled under a roof "宀": an animal, just "it".

Parts: 宀 roof + 匕 (originally a snake pictograph)

Example sentence

这是我的猫，它很可爱。

This is my cat; it is very cute.

Words with 它

它们they (things, animals)

More words: People

爱人spouse; husband or wife 太太wife; Mrs.大人adult; grown-up 主人host; owner 客人guest; visitor 好人good person 坏人bad person 老朋友old friend 交朋友to make friends 同事colleague 人们people 有人someone; somebody 大家everyone 自己oneself 咱we; us (incl. listener)咱们we; us (incl. listener)它们they (things, animals)

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