他们/他們 tā men — they

Meanings

1. 1

   they

   they

   pronoun

Character breakdown

• 他

  tā (first tone, high and level)

  he, him; his; (in the plural 他们) they, including groups of mixed or unstated gender

  5 strokes⿰亻也Radical 人
• 们/們

  men (neutral tone)

  the plural suffix for pronouns and for nouns denoting people: 我们, 你们, 他们, 朋友们

  5 strokes⿰亻门Radical 人

Words containing 他

• 他tā (first tone, high and level)he, him
• 其他qítā (second tone, rising)other, the rest, the others
• 他人tā (first tone, high and level) rén (second tone, rising)another person; sb else; other people
• 吉他jí (second tone, rising) tā (first tone, high and level)guitar (loanword)

Words containing 们

• 我们/我們wǒmen (third tone, dipping)we, us
• 们/們men (neutral tone)plural suffix for pronouns and words for people
• 你们/你們nǐ (third tone, dipping) men (neutral tone)you (plural)
• 人们/人們rén (second tone, rising) men (neutral tone)people
• 它们/它們tā (first tone, high and level) men (neutral tone)they (for inanimate objects)
• 她们/她們tā (first tone, high and level) men (neutral tone)they
• 咱们/咱們zán (second tone, rising) men (neutral tone)we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to)