Phonetic Reading of the Character '着'



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Stroke Sequence of the Character '着'



Radical：目     Strokes：11



Pinyin & Definition:

zhāocatch/receive/suffer
zháoto touch/to come in contact with/to feel/to be affected by/to catch fire/to fall asleep/to burn
zheparticle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like -ing ending
zhuóto wear (clothes)/to contact/to use/to apply


Related Chinese characters:

雹，鸯，翻，唇，瞒，碣，馋，蜿，擂，升，


Words with Chinese Character 着:
着
  • [zhe]particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like -ing ending
  • [zhaó]to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn
  • [zhaō]move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts)
  • [zhuó]to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply
    • 着三不着两scatter-brained
    thoughtless
    着丝粒kinetic body; centromere; kinomere; kinetochore
    着先鞭take precedence; take the lead; get ahead of
    着凉catch cold
    着力to put effort into sth
    to try really hard
    着劲儿to put effort into sth
    to try really hard
    着呢comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree
    quite
    rather
    着地to land
    to touch the ground
    see also 著地|着地
    着墨to describe (in writing, applying ink)
    着处everywhere
    着实truly
    indeed
    severely
    着床implantation (e.g. of ovum in uterus)
    着忙to rush
    in a hurry
    to worry about being late
    着急to worry
    to feel anxious
    Taiwan pron. zhao1 ji2
    着恼to be enraged
    着想to give thought (to others)
    to consider (other people's needs)
    着意to act with diligent care
    着慌alarmed
    panicking
    着手to put one's hand to it
    to start out on a task
    to set out