The character "着" has 11 strokes. "着" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "着" has 4 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "着" are "zhe" "zhuó" "zháo" "zhāo" . View the stroke order of "着">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "着"

v.: put in; add; okey; OK; attach; touch; come in contact with; be affected (by sth); be troubled with; suffer; be ignited; be lit; burn; fall asleep; hit the mark; succeed in doing sth; contact; come into contact with; apply; use; wear (clothes); be dressed in; send; assign; dispatch; order

n.: move in chess; trick; device; move; whereabouts

Form words with "着"

着红装 be in red

着古装 wear ancient costume

闲待着 remain idle

耷拉着眼皮 with drooping eyelids

喷放着火花 sending out sparks

笔挺地站着 stand upright

趄着身子 (of a person) lean sideways

在游荡着 on the loaf

单膝着地 get down on one knee

提溜着心 have one's heart in one's mouth—be extremely anxious/worried

趄着头 tilt one's head

焕发着激情 aglow with a fervour

赤裸着双腿 be barelegged; with uncovered legs

根连着根 roots joining roots

着即施行 must be enforced immediately

摸着发涩 not feel smooth

一字站着 stand in a row

躺着睡 sleep on one's back

跛着走 walk lame; limp along

抠搜着过日子 live a frugal life

Example phrases using "着"

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