她 (tā) — she, her

HSK 1 | pronoun | third-person singular feminine pronoun

她 (tā)

The third-person singular pronoun for females; it is pronounced identically to 他 (he) and 它 (it) — all are tā — so gender is only visible in writing.

Meanings

  1. [pronoun] She (subject).
  2. [pronoun] Her (object).
  3. [pronoun] Her (before 的: 她的).

Example Sentences

她是我的朋友。 Tā shì wǒ de péngyou. She is my friend.

我爱她。 Wǒ ài tā. I love her.

她的中文说得很好。 Tā de Zhōngwén shuō de hěn hǎo. She speaks Chinese very well.

她今天穿了一件红色的衣服。 Tā jīntiān chuānle yī jiàn hóngsè de yīfu. She wore a red outfit today.

Collocations

Collocation Meaning
她的 (tā de) her, hers
她们 (tāmen) they, them (all female)
她是 (tā shì) she is
她也 (tā yě) she also
她说 (tā shuō) she says
告诉她 (gàosu tā) tell her

Memory Hook

她 has the "woman" radical 女 on the left — the same radical you see in 妈 (mom) and 姐 (older sister). Spot the 女 and you know the pronoun is female.