key description normative 3rd_person 2nd_person plural pluralHonorific pronounceable history thirdForm smallForm sourcesInfo 他,他/你 masculine/neutral TRUE 他 你 FALSE FALSE TRUE Traditionally gender neutral, became masculine when separate gender-differentiated pronouns like 她 were introduced under western influence. 她,她/你 feminine TRUE 她 你 FALSE FALSE TRUE 她/妳 feminine TRUE 她 妳 FALSE FALSE TRUE Feminine second person pronoun 妳 is used mainly in Taiwan. 伊/你 feminine, archaic TRUE 伊 你 FALSE FALSE TRUE 伊 was used historically in 1870-1930 as an exclusively feminine pronoun. tā,tā/你, ta, ta/你 neutral FALSE tā 你 FALSE FALSE TRUE X也, X也/你 neutral FALSE X也 你 FALSE FALSE TRUE 佢,佢/你 neutral FALSE 佢 你 FALSE FALSE TRUE 佢 is a loanword from Cantonese used as a neutral pronoun by some people in Hong Kong. 祂,祂/你 deity TRUE 祂 你 FALSE FALSE TRUE 祂/祢 deity TRUE 祂 祢 FALSE FALSE TRUE Second person pronoun 祢 is used mainly in Taiwan. 它,它/你 inanimate TRUE 它 你 FALSE FALSE TRUE 牠,牠/你 animal TRUE 牠 你 FALSE FALSE TRUE 牠 is used mainly in Taiwan.