CHARACTERS / TA

“ta” is 8 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

1. 他tā(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) heHSK 1 · TONE 1
2. 她tāsheHSK 1 · TONE 1
3. 它tāitHSK 2 · TONE 1
4. 塌tāto collapseHSK 6 · TONE 1
5. 塔tǎpagoda (abbr. for 塔婆, a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa)HSK 6 · TONE 3
6. 拓tàto make a rubbing (e.g. of an inscription)HSK 6 · TONE 4
7. 踏tàto treadHSK 6 · TONE 4
8. 蹋tàto step onHSK 6 · TONE 4