著
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to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding
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Dict coverage rank #1,718 U+8457
How 著 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
艹 (semantic, “plant”) + 者 (phonetic, zhě)
How to remember it
author · Heisig RSH #1038
flower + puppet
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 者
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 者 (zhě) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 者 sound component | zhě | that which; they who; those who |
| 都 | dōu | all, each, entirely, whole; metropolis; capital |
| 猪 | zhū | pig, hog, wild boar |
| 诸 | zhū | all, many, various; surname |
| 署 | shǔ | bureau, public office; to sign |
| 赌 | dǔ | to bet, to gamble, to wager |
| 绪 | xù | mental state; thread, clue |
| 屠 | tú | to butcher, to slaughter; massacre |
| 暑 | shǔ | hot; heat; summer |
| 煮 | zhǔ | to boil, to cook |
| 堵 | dǔ | wall; to stop, to prevent, to block |
| 奢 | shē | exaggerated; extravagant, wasteful |
| 睹 | dǔ | to look at, to gaze at; to observe |
| 渚 | zhǔ | islet, sandbar |
| 箸 | zhù | chopsticks |
| 褚 | zhǔ | bag, valise; to pad, to stuff; surname |
| 赭 | zhě | hematite; ochre, reddish-brown |
| 啫 | zhě | onomatopoeic; an interjection of warning |
| 楮 | chǔ | mulberry; paper |
Words containing 著
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 四大名著 | sì dà míng zhù | the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hon… |
| 著书立说 | zhù shū lì shuō | to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom) |
| 著作等身 | zhù zuò děng shēn | (idiom) (of an author) prolific |
| 土著人 | tǔ zhù rén | indigenous person; aboriginal |
| 见微知著 | jiàn wēi zhī zhù | (idiom) to examine tiny clues to know general trends; to deduce the whole story from small… |
| 以微知著 | yǐ wēi zhī zhù | see 見微知著|见微知著[jian4 wei1 zhi1 zhu4] |
| 视微知著 | shì wēi zhī zhù | see 見微知著|见微知著[jian4 wei1 zhi1 zhu4] |
| 著作权 | zhù zuò quán | copyright |
| 著称于世 | zhù chēng yú shì | world-renowned |
| 识微知著 | shí wēi zhī zhù | see 見微知著|见微知著[jian4 wei1 zhi1 zhu4] |
| 合著 | hé zhù | to write jointly; to co-author |
| 名著 | míng zhù | masterpiece |
| 著作 | zhù zuò | to write; literary work; book; article; writings; CL:部[bu4] |
| 著名 | zhù míng | famous; noted; well-known; celebrated |
| 著书 | zhù shū | to write a book |
| 原著 | yuán zhù | original work (not translation or abridged) |
| 土著 | tǔ zhù | aboriginal |
| 王著 | Wáng Zhù | Wang Zhu (-c. 990), Song calligrapher and writer |
| 论著 | lùn zhù | treatise; study |
| 恶名昭著 | è míng zhāo zhù | notorious; infamous |