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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhe

着

着

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aspect marker

Numbered pinyin
zhe5
English meanings
[aspect]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from the upper left structure

Enclosed from the upper left arrangement: outside 羊; inside 目.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿸羊目

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他zuò坐zhe着kàn看shū书。

    He sits reading.

  2. 02

    mén门kāi开zhe着。

    The door is open.

  3. 03

    dēng灯hái还liàng亮zhe着。

    The light is still on.

  4. 04

    tā她xiào笑zhe着shuōhuà说话。

    She speaks with a smile.

  5. 05

    yǔ雨yīzhí一直xià下zhe着。

    It keeps raining.

  6. 06

    tā他ná拿zhe着yī一gè个bāo包。

    He is holding a bag.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 凭着
  • 向着
  • 当着
  • 怀着
  • 意味着
  • 执着
  • 指着
  • 挨着
  • 接着
  • 有着
  • 朝着
  • 本着
  • 沉着
  • 沿着
  • 用不着
  • 用得着
  • 着力
  • 着实
  • 着急
  • 着想
  • 着手
  • 着火
  • 着眼
  • 着眼于
  • 着落
  • 着迷
  • 着重
  • 睡着
  • 穿着
  • 紧接着
  • 背着
  • 趁着
  • 闹着玩儿
  • 随着
  • 顺着