he/she

See also: heshe and he-she

English

Alternative forms

• he or she

Pronoun

he/she (third person singular, plural they)

1. He or she; singular of they, used as a gender-neutral reference to the third person singular.

   Ask a receptionist if he/she is not busy.

   • 2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE‎^[1], page 8:

     Only the player having the move may adjust one or more pieces on their squares, provided that he/she first expresses his/her intention (for example by saying “j’adoube” or “I adjust”).

Synonyms

• she/he, s/he, (s)he

Related terms

• him/her
• his/her
• him/herself
• himself/herself

Translations

he or she

• Bulgarian: той/тя (toj/tja)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 佢 (yue) (keoi⁵)

  Eastern Min: ^{(please verify)} 伊 (ĭ)

  Hokkien: ^{(please verify)} 伊 (zh-min-nan) (i)

  Mandarin: 他/她 (tā/tā), TA (tā) (internet slang)

• Danish: han/hun, høn (uncommon, neologism)
• Finnish: hän (fi)
• French: iel (fr), il/elle

Anagrams

• she-he, she/he, shehe