zhe

aspect particle indicating action in progress

Character data

Radical ⾋ (140.8)
Strokes 11
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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Words containing 著

Word Meaning
fig. to scold sb indirectly; to criticize obliquely
to adopt confrontational posture; to meet head-on
to be next to (colloquial)
monumental (literary) work
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
to ignite; to kindle
obvious; clear for all to see
obvious; clear for all to see
to obtain
to follow
to be occupied with (doing sth)
how?; how about?; what?
urgently
to take it easy
infamous; notorious (idiom)
infamous; notorious (idiom)
to mean; to signify; to imply
to be unable to find
to be confused and disoriented
to find
my unworthy writing (humble expr.); my worthless manuscript
to abuse small power; act bossy without right
near
then; after that; subsequently
(fig.) unable to get a grasp of; can't reach; can't touch