著

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

著
- 者
  - 日
    - 一
    - 囗
  - ⺹
    - 丿
    - 土
      - 一
      - 十
        
        一
        
        丨
- 艹

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).