著(zhù)

HSK 411 strokes
Readingszhùzhuózhe

to make known

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Character information

Pinyin
zhù / zhuó / zhe
Meaning
to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 著 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱艹者

In this compound, the meaning comes from 艹 (plant); 者 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

艹ǎo者zhě

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 著 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 著

Common words using 著 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhù著zuò作
HSK 4

to write

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zhù著míng名
HSK 4

famous

Open 著名 page →
xiǎn显zhù著
HSK 4

outstanding

Open 显著 page →
míng名zhù著
HSK 7-9

masterpiece

Open 名著 page →
zhuān专zhù著
HSK 7-9

monograph

Open 专著 page →
zhuó卓zhù著

outstanding; eminent; brilliant

Open 卓著 page →
yuán原zhù著

original work (not translation or abridged)

Open 原著 page →
hé合zhù著

to write jointly; to co-author

Open 合著 page →

Related characters

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 著’s common words

作名显专卓原合

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