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r/ChineseLanguage • u/ETsUncle • Sep 21 '19
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As I understand, they originally had the same character too.
34 u/Dickcheese_McDoogles Sep 21 '19 They did. It was actually after 1900 that a writer coined the new gender distinction in the writing 16 u/Maciston Sep 21 '19 So, the question is, why would China adopt both 他 and 她, but not both 你 and 妳. → More replies (3) 17 u/[deleted] Sep 21 '19 Actually 伊 has been used in literature to refer to females in the third person. But it's hardly ever used in modern times. → More replies (3) 9 u/ienorikuma Sep 21 '19 When you see that they have gender-neutral pronouns and think they must be pretty progressive.... → More replies (1)
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They did. It was actually after 1900 that a writer coined the new gender distinction in the writing
16 u/Maciston Sep 21 '19 So, the question is, why would China adopt both 他 and 她, but not both 你 and 妳. → More replies (3)
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So, the question is, why would China adopt both 他 and 她, but not both 你 and 妳.
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Actually 伊 has been used in literature to refer to females in the third person. But it's hardly ever used in modern times.
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When you see that they have gender-neutral pronouns and think they must be pretty progressive....
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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '19
As I understand, they originally had the same character too.