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着
著
zhuó
1. to wear (clothes)
2. to contact
3. to use
4. to apply
HSK 2 Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

着
zhe
to make a move, to take action
HSK 2 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

吸着
xīzhuó
sorption (generic term for absorption, adsorption, diffusion, precipitation etc)
执着
zhízhuó
attachment
HSK 6
沉着
chénzhuó
steady
HSK 6
无着
Wúzhuó
Asanga (Buddhist philosopher, c. 4th century AD)
穿着
chuānzhuó
attire
粘着
niánzhuó
to stick together
胶着
jiāozhuó
to stick onto
着力
zhuólì
to put effort into sth
着墨
zhuómò
to describe (in writing, applying ink)
着实
zhuóshí
truly
着床
zhuóchuáng
implantation (e.g. of ovum in uterus)
着恼
zhuónǎo
to be enraged
着想
zhuóxiǎng
to give thought (to others)
HSK 6
着意
zhuóyì
to act with diligent care
着手
zhuóshǒu
to put one's hand to it
HSK 6
着棋
zhuóqí
to play chess
着然
zhuórán
really
着眼
zhuóyǎn
to have one's eyes on (a goal)
着笔
zhuóbǐ
to put pen to paper
着色
zhuósè
to paint

Alternate Entries

着
zhāo
(chess) move / trick / all right! / (dialect) to add
HSK 2
着
zháo
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
HSK 2
着
zhe
aspect particle indicating action in progress
HSK 2

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
40
Word Frequency Rank
64 of 84,292