she

woman (女) + also (也) = she, her

她 was coined in the early 20th century as a written feminine third-person pronoun, borrowing 也 not for its meaning but as a phonetic hint toward the shared sound tā. The woman radical anchors the gender, while 也 mainly provides the sound.

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Words with 她

她们

tā men

they; them (females)

她玛

tā mǎ

Tamir (mother of Perez and Zerah)

她经济

tā jīng jì

"she-economy" reflecting women's economic contribution

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