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她家 (tā jiā) — her home; her family

Definition

Possessive form of 她 + 家 — can mean 'her home/house' (the place) or 'her family' (the people living there). The same phrase 他家 works the same way for 'him'/'his'.

pronoun
her homeher family

Examples

  • 她家。
    Wǒ zuó tiān qù le tā jiā.
    I went to her home yesterday.
  • 她家，、。
    tā jiā Yǒu sān kǒu rén, bà ba, mā ma hé tā.
    Her family has three people: dad, mom, and her.
  • 她家，。
    tā jiā De fáng zi suī rán bú dà, dàn shì hěn wēn xīn.
    Her home is not big, but it's very cozy.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
女女nǚfemale, woman
Sound part声符shēngfú
也
也yě她tā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

她 has 女 (woman) on the left and 也 on the right, which gives a clue to its sound. The shape was made for 'she' by replacing the person part of the same-sounding pronoun with 女.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
𢑓
𢑓𢑓家jiā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The early drawing of 家 showed a roof 宀 over a male-pig sign 𢑓 that gave the pronunciation; the lower part later changed shape.

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