| zhù | to make known/to show/to prove/to write/book/outstanding |
| zhāo | catch/receive/suffer |
| zháo | to touch/to come in contact with/to feel/to be affected by/to catch fire/to fall asleep/to burn |
| zhe | particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like -ing ending |
| zhuó | to wear (clothes)/to contact/to use/to apply |
| 著 | to make known to show to prove |
| 著书 | to write a book |
| 著书立说 | to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom) |
| 著作 | to write literary work book |
| 著作人 | author |
| 著作代理人 | a literary agent |
| 著作权 | copyright |
| 著作权诉讼 | copyright action |
| 著名 | famous noted well-known |
| 著录 | to record to put down in writing |
| 著文 | To write articles. |
| 著称 | to be widely known as |
| 著称于世 | world-renowned |
| 著者 | writer; author |
| 著述 | writing to write to compile |
| 著述等身 | one's writings piled up to one's own height& #8212; be a prolific writer |