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赭

zhě

Character

What 赭 means

1. ocher

Words starting with 赭

• 赭石zhě shíocher (pigment)
• 赭衣zhě yīconvict's garb in ancient times; convict
• 赭红尾鸲zhě hóng wěi qú(bird species of China) black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)

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.

• 奢shēextravagant
• 啫zhěused in 啫哩
• 锗zhěgermanium (chemistry)

Characters that look like 赭

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

• 端duān(bound form) tip; end; extremity; (bound form) aspect; facet; (bound form) upright; proper
• 赫hèawe-inspiring; abbr. for 赫兹
• 糖tángsugar; sweets; candy
• 醋cùvinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry)
• 槛kǎndoor sill; threshold
• 鲭qīngmackerel

Sounds the same

Read zhě, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 者(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er
• 褶pleat; crease; Taiwan pr. zhé
• 啫used in 啫哩
• 锗germanium (chemistry)