着手

着
著
手
手
to put one's hand to it / to start out on a task / to set out

Characters and words in 着手

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
手
shǒu = sh + ou3
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
Mnemonic symbol: a baseball glove. Sherlock Holmes (sh) is trying out his new baseball glove (手) in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

Words with 着手

大
大
处
處
着
著
眼
眼
，
，
,
小
小
处
處
着
著
手
手
think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
着
著
手
手
成
成
春
春
lit. set out and it becomes spring (idiom); to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation) / to bring back the dead / once it starts, everything goes well
空
空
着
著
手
手
empty-handed
背
背
着
著
手
手
with one's hands clasped behind one's back

Sentences with 着手

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