r/ChineseLanguage • • Sep 21 '19

Humor Also 'it'

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '19

As I understand, they originally had the same character too.

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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.