zhù = zhu + Ø4
to make known / to show / to prove / to write / book / outstanding
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zhāo = zh + ao1
(chess) move / trick / all right! / (dialect) to add
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zháo = zh + ao2
to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in
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zhe = zh + e5
aspect particle indicating action in progress
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zhuó = zhu + o2
to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply
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How to pronounce 著

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao1 final

In front of the aorta.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao2 final

In the aorta’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ e5 final

On the elevator’s roof.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
= zhu initial

Julian (朱利安 zhū​ lì​ ān) Giant Squid.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 2 months ago
= zhu initial

Julian (朱利安 zhū​ lì​ ān) Giant Squid.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
+ o2 final

In the observatory’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

著 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
cǎo = c + ao3
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
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zhě = zh + e3
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this
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Characters with 著 as component

shǔ = shu + Ø3
potato / yam
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shǔ = shu + Ø3
variant of 薯[shu3]
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chú = chu + Ø2
to hesitate
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Words with 著

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famous / noted / well-known / celebrated
aboriginal
notorious / infamous / egregious (bandits)

Sentences with 著

著 currently does not appear in any sentence.

Want to remember 著 for good?

Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

zhāo / zháo / zhe / zhuó / zhù

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