TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
他
他 ＝ 亻 ＋ 也
ㄊㄚ · tā
pronoun — he; other
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person
A person (亻) — some other person; 也 gives the sound. The script later split him three ways: 他, 她, 牠.
意 · Meanings
(本義)別人、其他— another person; other
→他— he — the third person常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension