他们
tā​men HSK1

they, them

他 tā he

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 也 represents the sound.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

也
也 Sound component
yě also
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartthal̥ˤaj (E dialect: *l̥ˤ- > MC th-) another

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

们 men [plural] Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 门 represents the sound.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

门
门 Sound component
mén, men door

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

們 men [plural] Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 門 represents the sound.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

門
門 Sound component
mén, men door

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode