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Character Decomposition
他=亻+也
Etymology
An additional, "also" 也 person 亻
Meanings
(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
(bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tā rì and 他人 tā rén)
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Words with 他 138 total
to benefit others · altruism利他lì tāexclusive · excluding排他pái tāother · (sth or sb) else · the rest其他qí tāthey; them他们tā menanother person; sb else; other people他人tā rén(literary) some day · (literary) days in the past他日tā rìhomicide (law)他杀tā shāforeign land · away from one's native place他乡tā xiāngThaksin Shinawatra (1949-), Thai businessman and politician, prime minister 2001-2006他信Tā xìnanother country他国tā guóexternal regulation (e.g. by means of a regulatory body, as opposed to self-regulation 自律) · (ethics) heteronomy他律tā lu:4otherness他性tā xìngother use · other purpose他用tā yòngothers · (sociology, philosophy) the Other他者tā zhěto relocate · to move elsewhere他迁tā qiān(loanword) (medicine) catarrh卡他kǎ tā(loanword) guitar · CL:把 bǎ吉他jí tāUtah犹他Yóu tāno matter if · regardless of · don’t worry about (it, him etc) · doesn’t matter管他guǎn tāMalta马耳他Mǎ ěr tā
Idioms with 他 18 total Chain
nothing else别无他物bié wú tā wùsweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng(idiom) to digress from the topic of discussion顾左右而言他gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tāto wander far from home流落他乡liú luò tā xiāngadvice from others may help one overcome one's shortcomings · stones from other hills may serve to polish the jade of this one · trust in the help of another to rectify oneself他山攻错tā shān gōng cuò
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