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Comment by SchemaLoad

7 hours ago

They do have a separate character for animals and objects 它 vs 他/她, though I can imagine learning english and just learning ta = he.

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livinglist  6 hours ago

There’s also one specifically for God - 祂, and one for animal - 牠, the first one you can see frequently in Chinese bibles or churches, the latter is rarely used.

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