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| 1 | name | pronouns | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Normative pronouns | 他,她,她/妳 | It's worth mentioning that pronouns ≠ gender. One can still be nonbinary while using pronouns that are congruent with (or opposite to) their gender assigned at birth. Additionally, while usually masculine now, “他” was originally a gender neutral pronoun and might still be used in this way. |
| 3 | Archaic and loaned pronouns | 伊,佢,其,彼,渠 | These pronouns were either used historically (for example in Classical Chinese) but are not part of normative Mandarin in modern times, or are borrowed from other Chinese languages. |
| 4 | Neopronouns | tā,X也,ㄊㄚ | Unlike the other pronouns, which are officially recognised as “grammatically correct” now or historically, neopronouns are novel. Instead of official Hanzi characters, they use Pinyin, Zhuyin or a combination of these and Hanzi characters. |
| 5 | Pronouns not normative for people | 祂,祂/祢,它,牠 | Those pronouns have been in common use in normative Mandarin already, but usually not for people – they have been used to refer to animals, things, or deities. But it does not mean that non-binary people can’t give them a new meaning! |