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著

zhù

HSK 4 Character

What 著 means

1. to make known
2. to show
3. to prove
4. to write
5. book
6. outstanding

Other readings

著 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• zhuóused in {执著|zhí zhuó}

Example sentences

• 我正拿著书.
  Wǒ zhèng ná zhe shū.
  I'm holding a book.
• 我边走边看著书。
  Wǒ biān zǒu biān kàn zhe shū.
  I read a book as I walked.
• 他是个著名的画家。
  Tā shì gè zhùmíng de huàjiā.
  He is a famous painter.
• 电影不如原著好看。
  Diànyǐng bù rú yuánzhù hǎokàn.
  The movie was less funny than the book.
• 她是一个著名的歌手。
  Tā shì yī gè zhùmíng de gēshǒu.
  She is a well-known singer.
• 他是一位著名的作曲家。
  Tā shì yī wèi zhùmíng de zuòqǔjiā.
  He is a famous composer.

Words starting with 著

• 著名zhù míngfamous; noted; well-known
• 著作zhù zuòto write; literary work; book
• 著书zhù shūto write a book
• 著称zhù chēngto be widely known as
• 著述zhù shùwriting; to write; to compile
• 著录zhù lùto record; to put down in writing
• 著作权zhù zuò quáncopyright
• 著书立说zhù shū lì shuōto write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)
• 著称于世zhù chēng yú shìworld-renowned

Words containing 著

• 显著xiǎn zhùoutstanding; notable; remarkable
• 原著yuán zhùoriginal work (not translation or abridged)
• 合著hé zhùto write jointly; to co-author
• 名著míng zhùmasterpiece
• 土著tǔ zhùaboriginal
• 专著zhuān zhùmonograph; specialized text
• 王著Wáng ZhùWang Zhu (-c. 990), Song calligrapher and writer
• 编著biān zhùto compile; to write
• 要著yào zhùimportant book
• 论著lùn zhùtreatise; study
• 土著人tǔ zhù rénindigenous person; aboriginal
• 较著jiào zhùobvious; prominent; standing out
• 见微知著jiàn wēi zhī zhù(idiom) to examine tiny clues to know general trends…
• 遗著yí zhùposthumous work (of a writer)
• 译著yì zhùtranslated work
• 巨著jù zhùmonumental (literary) work
• 仰屋著书yǎng wū zhù shūlit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom)…
• 卓著zhuó zhùoutstanding; eminent; brilliant
• 彰明较著zhāng míng jiào zhùobvious; clear for all to see
• 恶名昭著è míng zhāo zhùnotorious; infamous
• 臭名昭著chòu míng zhāo zhùnotorious; infamous; egregious (bandits)
• 拙著zhuō zhùmy unworthy writing (humble expr.); my worthless manuscript
• 炳著bǐng zhùeminent; renowned
• 四大名著sì dà míng zhùthe Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 红楼梦

Characters built on 者

These share the phonetic component 者 (zhě), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 署shǔoffice; bureau; (Taiwan pr. shù) to sign
• 诸zhūall; various
• 赌dǔto bet; to gamble
• 绪xùbeginnings; clues; mental state
• 屠túto slaughter (animals for food); to massacre
• 猪zhūhog; pig; swine
• 堵dǔto block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole)…
• 煮zhǔto cook; to boil

Characters that look like 著

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 着zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
• 兼jiāndouble; twice; simultaneous
• 屠túto slaughter (animals for food); to massacre
• 暑shǔheat; hot weather; summer heat
• 庸yōngordinary; to use
• 菱líng(bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)

Sounds the same

Read zhù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 住to live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease…
• 助to help; to assist
• 注(bound form) to pour into; to flow into; to inject…
• 祝to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc)…
• 筑five-string lute; Taiwan pr. zhú
• 驻to halt; to stay; to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc)
• 柱pillar
• 铸to cast or found metals
• 贮to store; to save; stockpile
• 蛀termite; to bore (of insects)
• 箸(literary) chopsticks
• 伫to stand for a long time; to wait; to look forward to