其他人 (qí tā rén) — other people; others

Definition

pronoun

other peopleothers

Measure word · 个

其他人，？
Chú qí tā rén zhī wài, nǐ hái yǒu bié de bàn fǎ ma?
Apart from others, do you have any other methods?
其他人。
Zhè xiē lǐ wù shì gěi qí tā rén de.
These gifts are for others.
其他人，。
qí tā rén Dōu tóng yì le, zhǐ yǒu nǐ hái méi biǎo tài.
Others have all agreed; only you haven't stated your opinion.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

其他other

偏正Modifier + head

其他 'other' before 人 'person' gives other people; 其 'that' and 他 'other' make 其他.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The modern form 其 comes from an early drawing of a basket, with a stand added underneath.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻也他

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénman

Sound part声符shēngfú

也

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

他 combines 亻 (a person) with 也, which was chosen for its sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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