qí
his; her; its; their; he; she; it; they; such; that
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其人很聪明。
qírén hěn cōngmíng.
That person is very smart.
其事很复杂。
qíshì hěn fùzá.
That matter is very complicated.
其地很美丽。
qídì hěn měilì.
That place is very beautiful.
它的 (tā de)
its
他的 (tā de)
his
彼 (bǐ)
that
其 (qí)
his/her
The Chinese character 其 (qí) is composed of two parts: the radical 臤 (rù) and the phonetic component 乞 (qǐ). The radical 臤 originally meant "flesh" or "meat", and it is often used in characters related to the body or food. The phonetic component 乞 originally meant "to beg" or "to ask for", and it is often used in characters related to requests or desires.The combination of these two components creates the character 其, which has a variety of meanings. It can be used as a pronoun meaning "he", "she", "it", or "they". It can also be used as a possessive pronoun meaning "his", "her", "its", or "their". Additionally, 其 can be used as an interrogative pronoun meaning "who" or "what".The character 其 has a long history of usage in Chinese, dating back to the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC). It is one of the most common characters in the Chinese language, and it is used in a wide variety of contexts.
