Translingual

Han character

著 (radical 140 艸+8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 廿十大日 (TJKA), four-corner 4460₄, composition ⿱艹者)

References

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

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *taʔ, *tas, *da, *taɡ, *daɡ) : semantic 艹 + phonetic 者 ‎(OC *tjaːʔ).

Etymology

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

Pronunciation 1

Definitions

著

1. ^† to attach
   • 附著 / 附着  ―  fùzhuó  ―  to attach
2. ^† to touch; to contact
   • 著陸 / 着陆  ―  zhuólù  ―  to land
3. to wear; to put on; to be dressed in; clothing
   • 衣著 / 衣着  ―  yīzhuó  ―  clothing
   • 冇著衫 / 冇着衫 [Cantonese]  ―  mou⁵zoek³ saam¹ [Jyutping]  ―  naked
4. ^†(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。 / 火着得很欢。  ―  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. [Pinyin]

     First the curtains caught on fire.

   1. (Cantonese) to turn on (a light)
      • 著燈 / 着灯 [Cantonese]  ―  zoek⁶ dang¹ [Jyutping]  ―  to turn on the lights
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. ^†Name of an ancient drinking vessel.
14. ^†(Min, Wu) to need to; to ought to; should
15. to be affected by; to be troubled with
    • 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 [Min Nan]  ―  tio̍h-pēⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to become sick
16. ^†(Hakka, Min) to get; to receive
    • 著獎 / 着奖 [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. [Pinyin]

      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. [Pinyin]

      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. [Pinyin]

      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
24. (Min Dong) at; in (a place)
25. (Min) it's now ...'s turn
26. (dialectal Mandarin, Xiang) (zhāo) all right; OK; that's exactly what I was thinking
27. Alternative form of 招 (zhāo, “move (in Go games); step; trick; device”).

Compounds

Pronunciation 2

Definitions

著 (Mandarin)

1. Particle indicating the continuation of an action or a state. Often used with 正在 (zhèngzài) or 正 (zhèng).
   • 我們上著漢語課。 [MSC, trad.]
     我们上着汉语课。 [MSC, simp.]

     Wǒmen shàng zhe hànyǔ kè. [Pinyin]

     We are attending a Chinese lesson.

   • 我們正在上著漢語課。 [MSC, trad.]
     我们正在上着汉语课。 [MSC, simp.]

     Wǒmen zhèngzài shàng zhe hànyǔ kè. [Pinyin]

     We are attending a Chinese lesson.

   • 貓看著魚。 / 猫看着鱼。  ―  Māo kàn zhe yú.  ―  The cat is looking at the fish.
2. Particle used after some adjectives to denote comparison of levels.
3. Particle denoting a command, request or advice.

Compounds

Pronunciation 3

Definitions

著

1. ^†notable; remarkable; striking
   • 顯著 / 显著  ―  xiǎnzhù  ―  remarkable
2. ^†famous; well-known
   • 著名  ―  zhùmíng  ―  famous
3. ^† to show; to manifest
4. ^† to praise; to speak approvingly of
5. ^† to write; to compose
   • 著書 / 著书  ―  zhùshū  ―  to write a book
6. ^† literary work; composition; book
   • 名著  ―  míngzhù  ―  literary masterpiece
   • 巨著  ―  jùzhù  ―  monumental work
7. ^† to record; to document
8. ^† to establish; to set up; to build up
9. ^†achievements; attainments
10. ^†aboriginal; native inhabitants
    • 土著  ―  tǔzhù  ―  aborigine
11. ^†precedence; order
12. ^† the space between the front gate and the screens/shields
13. ^†Alternative form of 佇／伫 (zhù, “to remain (at a place); to be held up”).
14. ^†Alternative form of 貯／贮 (zhù, “to store”).
15. ^†Alternative form of 褚 (chǔ, “to stuff a lined garment with cotton”).

Compounds

Pronunciation 4

Definitions

著

1. ^†Only used in 著雍／着雍 (“alternative name for the fifth heavenly stem”).

Japanese

Kanji

(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. renowned
2. publish
3. write
4. remarkable
5. phenomenal
6. put on
7. don
8. wear
9. arrival
10. finish a race
11. counter for suits of clothing
12. literary work

Readings

• Goon: じゃく (jaku) (non-Jōyō reading), ちょ (cho)
• Kan’on: ちゃく (chaku) (non-Jōyō reading), ちょ (cho)
• Kun: あらわす (arawasu), いちじるし (ichijirushi), つく (tsuku)

Noun

著 ‎(hiragana ちょ, romaji cho)

1. book

Suffix

著 ‎(hiragana ちょ, romaji -cho)

1. by, the author of a book
2. striking

Korean

Hanja

著 • ‎(jeo, chak) (hangeul 저, 착, revised jeo, chak, McCune-Reischauer chŏ, ch'ak, Yale ce, chak)

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Vietnamese

Han character

著 (trứ, nước, trước, chước)

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