著

著
zhù = zhu + Ø4
to make known / to show / to prove / to write / book / outstanding
著 = 艹 + 者 : The Sun King (者) writes his memoirs in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) on sheets of artificial lawn (艹), and Julian Giant Squid (zhu) immediately reads these important (著) documents (著).
着
著
zha̅o = zh + ao1
(chess) move / trick / all right! / (dialect) to add
着
著
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
着 = 目 + 羊 : In the aorta's kitchen (ao2), James II of England (zh) has first contact (着) with the sheep's (羊) wool. He is so amazed by the feeling that he can't stop cuddling with the sheep and finally falls asleep (着). Unfortunately the Eye of Providence (目) watches all of it and is so jealous that it catches fire (着).
着
著
zhe = zh + e5
aspect particle indicating action in progress
着 = 目 + 羊 : James II of England (zh) cuddles with the sheep (羊) also on the roof of the aorta (e5), and again the Eye of Providence (目) catches fire (着) out of jealousy as it watches the action in progress(着).
着
著
zhuó = zhu + o2
to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply

著 character breakdown

者
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
者 = ⺹ + 日 : 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).
艹
cǎo = c + ao3
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
Artificial lawn. The King of Chu burns artificial lawn in the aorta.

Characters with 著 as component

薯
shǔ = shu + Ø3
potato / yam
薯 = 艹 + 罒 + 者 : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) has to pay tithes to the Sun King (者). Together they are harvesting the potatoes (薯) Sheldon planted into sheets of artificial lawn (艹) in the space station's living quarters (Ø3) by filtering them through a net (罒).
薯
藷
shǔ = shu + Ø3
variant of 薯[shu3]
躇
chú = chu + Ø2
to hesitate
躇 = ⻊ + 著 : Chantal Chicken (chu) is just about to step on important documents (著) with her cowboy boot (⻊) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2), but in the last moment she hesitates (躇).

Words with 著

跟
跟
着
著
to follow after / immediately afterwards
走
走
着
著
瞧
瞧
wait and see (who is right)
身
身
着
著
to wear
这
這
么
麼
着
著
thus / in this way / like this
软
軟
着
著
陆
陸
soft landing (e.g. of spacecraft)
论
論
著
著
treatise / study
说
說
着
著
玩
玩
儿
兒
erhua variant of 說著玩|说着玩[shuo1 zhe5 wan2]
护
護
着
著
to protect / to guard / to shield
觑
覷
着
著
眼
眼
to narrow one's eyes and gaze at something with great attention
视
視
微
微
知
知
着
著
one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
见
見
微
微
知
知
著
著
one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
蹑
躡
着
著
脚
腳
to tiptoe
要
著
important book
躺
躺
着
著
也
也
中
中
枪
槍
(Internet slang) (lit.) to get shot even though lying down; (fig.) to be unfairly targeted
较
較
著
著
obvious / prominent / standing out
这
這
山
山
望
望
着
著
那
那
山
山
高
高
lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position / the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
试
試
着
著
(coll.) to try to
说
說
着
著
玩
玩
to say sth for fun / to be kidding / to joke around

Sentences with 著

著 currently does not appear in any sentence.