(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

= + : Mnemonic symbol: the sun (日) is wearing a crown (⺹). This reminds me of Louis XIV, le Roi Soleil, the Sun King, which will thus be the mnemonic symbol for 者. The crown (⺹) wearing sun (日), the Sun King (者) and James II of England (zh) are taking part in a writing contest in the elevator's living room (e3) to see who of them is the best author (作者).

者 character breakdown

abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan
sun / day / date, day of the month

= + : Robinson Crusoe (r) is hiding from the sun (日) in an enclosure (囗) full of flutes (一) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).
Character component without intrinsic meaning

= + 丿 : Looks a bit like a crown. The crown is made of three bananas and a bit of clay.

Characters with 者 as component

old variant of 睹[du3]

= + : The Eye of Providence (目) is witnessing with its own eye (睹) the Sun King (者) making out with Doggy Dog (du) in the space station (Ø3).
variant of 煮[zhu3]

= + : The sun king (者) is cooking (煮) giant squid meat (zhu) on a grill (灬) in the space station (Ø3).
germanium (chemistry)
(literary) chopsticks
variant of 箸[zhu4]
Broussonetia kasinoki
particle used for interjection (Cantonese) / see also 啫哩[zhe3 li1]
variant of 緒|绪[xu4]
be injured / ill (of animals)
erroneous form of 褚
islet / bank

Words with 者

both / both of them / neither
lit. 之[zhi1], 乎[hu1], 者[zhe3] and 也[ye3] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions
the deceased
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt? / We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4])
One who does not know is not guilty / If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible

Sentences with 者

者 currently does not appear in any sentence.