Character data

RADICAL ⾋ (140.8)

STROKES 11

SIMPLIFIED 着

著 zhe

aspect particle indicating action in progress

HSK 4

Character data

Radical	⾋ (140.8)
Strokes	11
SIMPLIFIED	着

Definitions

著 zhe	1. aspect particle indicating action in progress
著 zháo	1. (after a verb) hitting the mark 2. succeeding in 3. (coll.) to fall asleep 4. to come in contact with 5. to touch 6. to be affected by 7. to feel 8. to catch fire 9. to burn
著 zhù	1. to write 2. book 3. outstanding 4. to show 5. to prove 6. to make known
著 zhuó	1. to wear (clothes) 2. to apply 3. to use 4. to contact
著 zhāo	1. trick 2. (chess) move 3. all right! 4. (dialect) to add

Stroke order

Words containing 著

Word	Meaning
著名 zhù míng HSK 4	famous; noted; well-known
著作 zhù zuò HSK 6	to write; literary work; book
显著 xiǎn zhù HSK 6	outstanding; notable; remarkable
一著不慎，滿盤皆輸 yī zhāo bù shèn ， mǎn pán jiē shū	One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)
丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦 zhàng èr hé shang ， mō bu zháo tóu nǎo	fig. at a total loss
丈二金剛摸不著頭腦 zhàng èr jīn gāng mō bu zháo tóu nǎo	totally confused; at a loss
不著 bù zháo	need not; no need
不著痕跡 bù zhuó hén jì	to leave no trace; unobtrusively; seamlessly
不著邊際 bù zhuó biān jì	not to the point; irrelevant; wide of the mark
不著陸飛行 bù zhuó lù fēi xíng	nonstop flight
乾著急 gān zháo jí	to worry helplessly
仰屋著书 yǎng wū zhù shū	write with one's whole heart and mind
仰屋著書 yǎng wū zhù shū	pour one's heart into writing a book
你看著辦吧 nǐ kàn zhe bàn ba	Do as you please.; You figure it out for yourself.
來著 lái zhe	auxiliary showing sth happened in the past
依著 yī zhe	in accordance with
倒著 dào zhe	backwards; in reverse; upside down
偷雞不著蝕把米 tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ	see 偷鸡不成蚀把米tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
光著 guāng zhe	naked; bare
兩著兒 liǎng zhāo r	the same old trick; illegal device
冒著 mào zhe	to face dangers; to brave
別著急 bié zháo jí	Don't worry!
前不著村，後不著店 qián bù zháo cūn ， hòu bù zháo diàn	to be in a predicament
卓著 zhuó zhù	outstanding; eminent; brilliant
占著茅坑不拉屎 zhàn zhe máo kēng bù lā shǐ	fig. to be a dog in the manger

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