著

著 U+FA5F, 著 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FA5F ← 艹 CJK Compatibility Ideographs 褐 →

Translingual

Stroke order

Mainland China and Japan

Alternative forms

• In Korean hanja, the bottom component 者 is written with an additional 丶 stroke above 日, which is the form found in the historical Kangxi dictionary.
• Two CJK Compatibility Ideographs exist at U+FA5F and U+2F99F. The former corresponds to the alternative Japanese form with an additional 丶 stroke above 日 while the latter corresponds to the alternative Korean form without an additional 丶 stroke above 日.

Han character

著 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+8 in Chinese and Japanese, 艸+9 in Korean, 12 strokes in Chinese in traditional Chinese, 11 strokes in mainland China and Japanese, 13 strokes in Korean, cangjie input 廿十大日 (TJKA) or 廿十大戈 (TJKI), four-corner 4460₄, composition ⿱艹者)

Derived characters

• 㒂, 墸, 𢅔, 擆, 𤀞, 𣛰, 𣦡, 𤏸, 𥖛, 𦅷(𬙅), 𮖺, 躇, 鐯(䦃), 𬟜, 𣃈, 𫊔, 𤻔, 𡈥

Related characters

• 着 (Preferred form used in Hong Kong and mainland China for Pronunciation 1 and 2 in Chinese)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1044, character 26
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31302
• Dae Jaweon: page 1505, character 19
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3228, character 2
• Unihan data for U+8457

• Unihan data for U+FA5F

• Unihan data for U+2F99F

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *taʔ, *tas, *da, *taɡ, *daɡ) : semantic 艸 (“grass; plant”) + phonetic 者 (OC *tjaːʔ).

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ta-t (“to put; to place”). Cognate with Tibetan སྟད (stad, “to put on; to lay on”), སྟ་གོན (sta gon, “preparation; arrangement”), Burmese ထား (hta:, “to put; to place”).

Pronunciation 1

Definitions

著

1. ^⁜ (literary or Hokkien) to attach to; to stick to; to adhere to

   附著／附着  ―  fùzhuó  ―  to attach

2. ^⁜ (literary or Hokkien) to touch; to contact

   著陸／着陆  ―  zhuólù  ―  to land

3. (literary or dialectal) to wear; to put on; to be dressed in; clothing

   衣著／衣着  ―  yīzhuó  ―  clothing

   身著漢服／身着汉服  ―  shēn zhuó hànfú  ―  wearing hanfu

   冇著衫／冇着衫 [Cantonese]  ―  mou⁵ zoek³ saam¹   ―  naked; not wearing clothes

   著鞋子 [Shanghainese]  ―  ⁷tsaq ⁶gha-tsy [Wugniu]  ―  to wear shoes

4. (obsolete or dialectal Mandarin, Jin, Wu) to put; to place
5. ^† to arrange
6. ^† to blossom or bear fruit
7. ^† something to depend on; something to fall back on; desired end; a sense of belonging
8. to catch fire; to burn; to combust; to be ignited

   火著得很歡。 [MSC, trad.]
   火着得很欢。 [MSC, simp.]

   Huǒ zháo de hěn huān.

   The fire is burning cheerfully.

   窗簾首先著了火。 [MSC, trad.]
   窗帘首先着了火。 [MSC, simp.]

   Chuānglián shǒuxiān zháo le huǒ.

   First the curtains caught on fire.

   1. (Cantonese, Hokkien) to turn on; to light (a light, a machine, etc.)

      著燈／着灯 [Cantonese]  ―  zoek⁶ dang¹   ―  to turn on the lights

      著冷氣／着冷气 [Cantonese]  ―  zoek⁶ laang⁵ hei³   ―  to turn on the air conditioning

9. ^† to love deeply; to cling to and be reluctant to leave
10. ^† to make (someone to); to order
11. ^† to cost
12. ^† to live in a fixed place
13. ^† an ancient drinking vessel
14. ^† (Min, Wu) to need to; to ought to; should
15. to be affected by; to be troubled with; to suffer

    著涼／着凉  ―  zháoliáng  ―  to catch a cold

    著急／着急  ―  zháojí  ―  to worry

    著魔／着魔  ―  zháomó  ―  enchanted; bewitched

    著病／着病 [Hokkien]  ―  tio̍h-pēⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to become sick

16. ^† (Hakka, Min) to get; to receive

    著獎／着奖 [Sixian Hakka]  ―  chho̍k-chióng [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]  ―  to win a prize

17. (dialectal Mandarin, Wu) to fall asleep

    他頭一沾枕頭就著。 [MSC, trad.]
    他头一沾枕头就着。 [MSC, simp.]

    Tā tóu yī zhān zhěntou jiù zháo.

    He falls asleep as soon as his head hits the pillow.

18. ^† to fall into a trap; to be trapped
19. Particle denoting that an action was "appropriately done"; "not done in vain".
20. Particle denoting the success or continuation of an action.

    書找著了。／书找着了。  ―  Shū zhǎo zháo le.  ―  The book was (successfully) found.

    書找不著。／书找不着。  ―  Shū zhǎo bù zháo.  ―  The book cannot be (successfully) found.

    他把發動機起著了。 [MSC, trad.]
    他把发动机起着了。 [MSC, simp.]

    Tā bǎ fādòngjī qǐ zháo le.

    He (successfully) started the engine.

    油燈沒油了，點不著了。 [MSC, trad.]
    油灯没油了，点不着了。 [MSC, simp.]

    Yóudēng méi yóu le, diǎn bù zháo le.

    There is no oil in the lamp, I can't light it.

21. (Beijing Mandarin) Particle used after verbs to denote the severity of the event.
22. (Cantonese) one by one
23. (Cantonese, Hakka, Min) correct; right

    我按呢講，著無？ [Hokkien, trad.]
    我按呢讲，着无？ [Hokkien, simp.]

    Góa án-ne kóng, tio̍h bô? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

    Is saying it this way right?

    • (Can we date this quote?), 《英語撮要》, page 46:

      咁唔係着麽／咁唔系着么 [Cantonese]  ―  gam² m⁴ hai⁶ zoek⁶ mo¹   ―  Is not this right?

24. (Eastern Min) at; in (a place)
25. (Northern Min, Eastern Min, Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) it's now ...'s turn
26. (Hokkien) to hit; to fit exactly
27. (Hokkien, used for emphasis) exactly; precisely; just

    我著是伊的囝。 [Hokkien, trad. and simp.]

    Góa to̍h sī i ê kiáⁿ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

    I'm precisely his son.

28. (Hokkien, used to express earliness) as soon as; as early as

    坐著著毋愛𬦰起來。 [Hokkien, trad.]
    坐著著毋爱𬦰起来。 [Hokkien, simp.]

    Chē tio̍h to̍h m̄-ài peh khí-lâi. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

    As soon as he sat, he didn't want to stand up.

29. (Hokkien) as early as; already

    伊細漢著真𠢕唱歌。 [Hokkien, trad.]
    伊细汉著真𠢕唱歌。 [Hokkien, simp.]

    I sòe-hàn to̍h chin gâu chhiùⁿ-koa. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

    He was already good at singing while young.

30. (Mainland China Hokkien) used for strong emphasis: even

    伊飼的豬，逐隻著真肥。 [Hokkien, trad.]
    伊饲的猪，逐只著真肥。 [Hokkien, simp.]

    I chhī ê ti, ta̍k chiah to̍h chin pûi. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

    Even each pig that he raises are very fat.

31. (Mainland China Hokkien) there is need to; it is necessary or worthwhile to

    著我去是毋？ [Hokkien, trad. and simp.]

    To̍h góa khì sī-m̄? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

    There is need for me to go, right?

32. (Taiwanese Hokkien) then

    閣過一個青紅燈，著會當看著𪜶兜。 [Hokkien, trad.]
    阁过一个青红灯，著会当看著𪜶兜。 [Hokkien, simp.]

    Koh kòe chi̍t-ê chheⁿ-âng-teng, tō ē-tàng khòaⁿ tio̍h in tau. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

    After crossing the traffic light, then you'll be able to see his/her house.

33. (dialectal Mandarin, Xiang) all right; OK; that's exactly what I was thinking
34. (chiefly dialectal Hakka, Teochew, Wu) To play (chess)

    著棋／着棋 [Shanghainese]  ―  ⁷tsaq ⁶ji [Wugniu]  ―  to play chess

35. (dialectal Mandarin, colloquial) to put in; to add

    著點兒鹽／着点儿盐  ―  zhāo diǎnr yán  ―  to add a bit of salt

36. Alternative form of 招 (“move; step (in chess or Go)”)
37. Alternative form of 招 (“Classifier for moves or blows (especially in martial arts).”)
38. (figurative) Alternative form of 招 (“trick; device”)

Synonyms

• (even): 也 (yě), 都 (dū)
• (there is need to): 用得著 (yòngdezháo)

Compounds