她 (tā) is a Chinese character meaning “she”. It is written from 女 (woman; female) and 也 (also; too), side by side, and takes 6 strokes.
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Structure
女 + 也
Left–right structure
Structure from: studyhanzi 编写（只描述现代字形构成：从女，也声；已与 hanzi-writer 笔顺数据逐笔核验，不追溯上古来源）
Memory aid
女 (woman) on the left tells you who this word points at. 也 on the right is the sound part — though be honest: 也 is read yě and 她 is read tā, so the sounds have drifted far apart. 也 still marks the family: 他, 她, 池, 地 all carry it.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 她们tā menthey; them (all female)她 = tāHSK 1
Go deeper
All readings
she; her
she; her (third person singular, female)
指自己和对方以外的那个女性。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 她们tā menthey; them (all female)她 = tāHSK 1
Sound component
也 family diverged
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 她 mean?
她 (tā) means she; her (third person singular, female).
How do you pronounce 她?
It is pronounced tā.
What parts is 她 made of?
女 (woman; female) and 也 (also; too), side by side. The recorded source is: studyhanzi 编写（只描述现代字形构成：从女，也声；已与 hanzi-writer 笔顺数据逐笔核验，不追溯上古来源）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 她 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 她?
女. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 她?
Common ones are 她们. The reading of 她 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.