(zhè): this

(zhè) is a Chinese character meaning “this.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (structural) and (structural). It ranks #11 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. this

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
pronounzhè ge(pronoun) this1
pronounzhè yàngthis kind of2
pronounzhè lǐvariant of 這裡|这里[zhe4 li3]1
pronounzhè meso much2
pronounzhè xiēthese1
pronounzhè rhere1
pronounzhè biānthis side1

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
zhè zhǒngthis kind of
zhè shíat this time
zhè huì r(coll.) now
zhè tiānthis day
zhè me zhethus
zhè jiù shì shuōin other words
zhè bānlike this
zhè me yàngthus
rú cǐ zhè bānthus and so
zhè yàng yī láithus
zhè bu(coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)
wǒ zhè ge rénme personally
zhè jiùimmediately
zhè xiàthis time
zhè xià zithis time
46
Total compounds
85
As first character
0
As last character
15
As middle character

appears in 46 compound words: 85 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 15 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

xiē
0.659675,221 co-occurrences
yàng
0.616214,698 co-occurrences
zhǒng
0.601428,368 co-occurrences
0.579659,233 co-occurrences
0.52152,584 co-occurrences
rèn
0.46398,544 co-occurrences
0.46133,054 co-occurrences
shuō
0.44789,202 co-occurrences
shì
0.446619,470 co-occurrences
kuàng
0.43841,622 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (3)

rú cǐ zhè bānHSK 4+

thus and so; such and such

phrase
zhèyàngyīláiHSK 1+

thus; if this happens then

adverb
zhè zǎowǎrHSK 1+

this moment; now; at present; at this very moment

noun

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

个问题需要尽快解决,不能拖延。

Zhè gè wèntí xūyào jǐnkuài jiějué, bùnéng tuōyán.

This issue needs to be resolved quickly; it cannot be delayed.

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ā fú shǎng chūn wǎn hòu bào huǒ dēng dǐng zhè gě bǎo zàng yòng . .

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请停留3秒 为5位空军勇士献花!今天是万家团圆的..

qǐng tíng liú miǎo wéi zhè wèi kōng jūn yǒng shì xiàn huā ! jīn tiān shì mò jiā tuán yuán de . .

Please stay for 3 seconds to lay flowers for these 5 Air Force warriors! Today is the day of family reunion...

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届年轻人的消费,要花在“心窝”里

zhè jiè nián qīng rén de xiāo fèi , yāo huā zài xīn wō lǐ

This generation of young people will spend in their hearts.

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yú 沈 téng mǎ lí yī qǐ dā xì de jī qì rén , hái zàng zhe zhè yàng de jì shù tū . .

The robot acting alongside Shen Teng and Ma Li also hides such technological breakthroughs...

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场新春之约,让更多家庭感受到浓浓暖意

zhè chǎng xīn chūn zhī yāo , ràng gēng duō jiā tíng gǎn shòu dào nóng nóng nuǎn yì

This New Year gathering brought warmth to many families.

Tatoeba

我能在里拍照吗?

Wǒ néng zài zhèlǐ pāizhào ma?

Can I take pictures here?

Tatoeba

我能把我的车停在儿吗?

Wǒ néng bǎ wǒ de chē tíng zài zhèr ma?

Can I park my car here?

Tatoeba

么做有什么好处吗?

Zhème zuò yǒu shénme hǎochu ma?

Does doing things in this way have a benefit?

Tatoeba

能不能请你拿着端?

Néng bù néng qǐng nǐ ná zhe zhè duān?

Will you please hold this edge?

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced zhè

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 这 (zhè) mean in Chinese?
这 (zhè) primarily means "this." It is classified as HSK Level 1, making it a beginner-level character. It ranks #11 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 这 have?
这 is written with 7 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 这?
The radical associated with 这 is 辶 (walk). This radical appears in many characters related to walk.
What are the components of 这?
这 is composed of: 辶 (structural), 文 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿺辶文 with a surround-from-lower-left layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 这?
Common words with 这 include: 这个 (zhè ge, "(pronoun) this"); 这样 (zhè yàng, "this kind of"); 这里 (zhè lǐ, "variant of 這裡|这里[zhe4 li3]"); 这么 (zhè me, "so much"); 这些 (zhè xiē, "these"). There are over 46 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 这 (zhè)?
Several characters share the pronunciation zhè: 遮 (to cover up (a shortcoming)), 哲 (wise), 辙 (rut), 者 ((after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...), and 2 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 这 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 这 and the traditional form is 這.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.