<p>While not an official character, a recent article put forth the pronoun:</p>
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<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/slQs4m.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/slQs4m.png" alt="X也 drawn as a Chinese character" /></a><br />
<sub>Cathy Lai, <a href="https://www.arianalife.com/topics/gender-equality/x%E4%B9%9Fand-ta-the-gradual-rise-of-gender-neutral-pronouns-in-chinese/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">‘X也’and ‘Ta’: The gradual rise of gender-neutral pronouns in Chinese</a>, July 2020</sub></p>
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<p>It's typed &quot;X也&quot; since the character is not currently in use.</p>
<p>The article describes non-binary people also use 他 (acknowledging its history as non-gendered), 佢, and TA (the Latin letters).</p>

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Maybe it could be written: ⿰ﾒ也 (but that is using a Japanese glyph) perhaps: ⿰メ也 is better?
Mou某
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Becky 李蓓
<p>TA (exactly what you see here in Pinyin, not in Chinese character) is widely used by media in China when the gender is not certain.  For example:</p>

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  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/z3kkD.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/z3kkD.png" alt="孩子的眼睛需要你和TA共同守护"></a><br>
  孩子的眼睛需要你和TA共同守护<br>
  <a href="http://news.youth.cn/sh/201910/t20191010_12090489.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">news.youth.cn</a></p>
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<p>你 is good for both sexes in mainland China, in Taiwan and Hong Kong, some people like to change the left side to be a 女 if it refers to a female, but with too much exchange and communication with mainland, things have been changed.</p>

<p>Also in mainland, there is not a special word for the third person noun for God or deities or fairies. </p>

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NanningYouth
<p>He and she in Mandarin looks like this:</p>

<p>Male tā: 他 </p>

<p>Female tā: 她</p>

<p><strong>What would a non-binary tā look like?</strong> 也? </p>

<p>它 is for animals and inanimate objects, not exactly fitting.</p>

<p>祂 is for gods, not really appropriate.</p>

<p>牠 is the same as 它.</p>

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<p>For practicality purposes 你 could work the same:</p>

<p>male nǐ: 你</p>

<p>female nǐ: 妳</p>

<p>non-binary nǐ: 尔?</p>

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你 is used for both male and female. 妳 is seldom used. There is no TA which can be used for both male and female (except when one does not know the gender, usually 他 is the default).
fefe
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-：）） ‘He and see’ ？ 他， 见？ ‘
Pedroski
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@fefe I believe 妳 is used much more frequently in Taiwan than on the mainland.
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Fun fact : 佢 is come from Cantonese
eXkc
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What would a non-binary tā （他／她） look like?
# What would a non-binary tā （他／她） look like?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-01)

He and she in Mandarin looks like this:

Male tā: 他

Female tā: 她

**What would a non-binary tā look like?** 也?

它 is for animals and inanimate objects, not exactly fitting.

祂 is for gods, not really appropriate.

牠 is the same as 它.

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For practicality purposes 你 could work the same:

male nǐ: 你

female nǐ: 妳

non-binary nǐ: 尔?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 你 is used for both male and female. 妳 is seldom used. There is no TA which can be used for both male and female (except when one does not know the gender, usually 他 is the default).  
> **username_2**: -：）） ‘He and see’ ？ 他， 见？ ‘  
> **username_3**: @username_1 I believe 妳 is used much more frequently in Taiwan than on the mainland.  
> **username_4**: Fun fact : 佢 is come from Cantonese  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2020-10-24. Score: 3

While not an official character, a recent article put forth the pronoun:

> [![X也 drawn as a Chinese character](https://i.sstatic.net/slQs4m.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/slQs4m.png)  
> Cathy Lai, [‘X也’and ‘Ta’: The gradual rise of gender-neutral pronouns in Chinese](https://www.arianalife.com/topics/gender-equality/x%E4%B9%9Fand-ta-the-gradual-rise-of-gender-neutral-pronouns-in-chinese/), July 2020

It's typed "X也" since the character is not currently in use.

The article describes non-binary people also use 他 (acknowledging its history as non-gendered), 佢, and TA (the Latin letters).

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Maybe it could be written: ⿰ﾒ也 (but that is using a Japanese glyph) perhaps: ⿰メ也 is better?  

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### Answer by username_6 on 2017-11-05. Score: 3

TA (exactly what you see here in Pinyin, not in Chinese character) is widely used by media in China when the gender is not certain. For example:

> [![孩子的眼睛需要你和TA共同守护](https://i.sstatic.net/z3kkD.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/z3kkD.png)  
> 孩子的眼睛需要你和TA共同守护  
> [news.youth.cn](http://news.youth.cn/sh/201910/t20191010_12090489.htm)

你 is good for both sexes in mainland China, in Taiwan and Hong Kong, some people like to change the left side to be a 女 if it refers to a female, but with too much exchange and communication with mainland, things have been changed.

Also in mainland, there is not a special word for the third person noun for God or deities or fairies.


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