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著 (zhù): Manifest — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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著

著=艹grass/plant+者person

Plants (艹) that an elder (者) writes about — to write or be prominent.

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How to Use 著

Meaning: prominent or remarkable

The character 著 conveys the sense of being notable, striking, or well-known.

著名 • zhù míng • famous • HSK 4

HSK 4

zhù著

míng名

famous

显著 • xiǎn zhù • notable; striking; remarkable • HSK 6

HSK 6

xiǎn显

zhù著

notable; striking; remarkable

著称 • zhù chēng • be famous for • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhù著

chēng称

be famous for

Meaning: written work or publication

The character 著 is used in words referring to literary or scholarly works.

著作 • zhù zuò • work; writings; opus • HSK 6

HSK 6

zhù著

zuò

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Example Sentences

tā他

shì是

wèi位

zhù著

míng名

de的

kē科

xué学

jiā家

。

He is a famous scientist

Tā他

de的

chéng成

jì绩

yǒu有

xiǎn显

zhù著

tí提

gāo

Běi北

jīng京

shì是

Zhōng中

guó国

de的

zhù著

míng名

chéng

Zhè这

wèi位

zuò作

jiā家

xiě写

le了

hěn很

duō多

zhù

zhè这

běn本

zhù著

zuò作

hěn很

yǒu有

yǐng影

xiǎng响

lì

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Pinyinzhù

Meaningmanifest; (Cant.) to wear

Strokes11

Radical艹

Traditional—

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Frequency#777

Zhuyinㄓㄨˋ

UnicodeU+8457

CangjieTJKA

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作

work; writings; opus

专著 • zhuān zhù • Monograph • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhuān专

zhù著

Monograph

名著 • míng zhù • Famous work / classic • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

míng名

zhù著

Famous work / classic

高

。

His grades have improved significantly.

城

shì市

。

Beijing is a famous city in China.

著

zuò作

。

This writer has written many books.

力

。

This work is very influential

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Characters pronounced "zhu".

诛zhūexecute, kill, put to death; punish
侏zhūsmall, little, tiny, dwarf
铢zhūunit of weight, one twenty-fourth of a Chinese ounce (liang)
主zhǔmaster, host, main, primary
杼zhushuttle of a loom
翥zhuto soar; to fly upward

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "艹".

芮ruia surname; a type of grass
茨cíthatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
藩fānfence; boundary; outlying border
蓑suōrain coat made of straw, coir, etc.
苫shānrush or straw matting
芥jièmustard plant; mustard; tiny

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