著 (zhù): famous, to write
著 (zhù) is a Chinese character meaning “famous, to write.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 者 (phonetic). It ranks #777 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 著 plant. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).
Definitions
- famous, to write
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 著
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 土著 | tǔ zhù | aboriginal |
| 臭名昭著 | chòu míng zhāo zhù | notorious |
| 著称 | zhù chēng | to be widely known as |
| 名著 | míng zhù | masterpiece |
| 土著人 | tǔ zhù rén | indigenous person |
| 原著 | yuán zhù | original work (not translation or abridged) |
| 卓著 | zhuó zhù | outstanding |
| 巨著 | jù zhù | monumental (literary) work |
| 合著 | hé zhù | to write jointly |
| 著作权 | zhù zuò quán | copyright |
| 著书 | zhù shū | to write a book |
| 专著 | zhuān zhù | monograph |
| 论著 | lùn zhù | treatise |
| 著述 | zhù shù | writing |
| 编著 | biān zhù | to compile |
著 appears in 36 compound words: 25 as the first character, 69 as the last, and 6 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 著 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
这是一本著名的书，值得每个人阅读。
Zhè shì yì běn zhùmíng de shū, zhíde měi gè rén yuèdú.
This is a famous book worth reading for everyone.
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. . . 題 館 懶 rén 減 chóng fǎ dǒu 腳 轉 筆 zuò jiā shì zhàn zhù 說 話 dōu háng
...Study Hall/Lazy Weight Loss Methods: Tapping your foot, twirling a pen, doing chores, or standing while talking all work.
...游市场“开门红”:服务提质升级,游客量显著增长
. . . yóu shì chǎng kāi mén hóng fú wù tí zhì shēng jí , yóu kè liàng xiǎn zhù zēng cháng
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...灣談得太早?連賢明駁:還有301條款在等著
. . . 灣 談 dé tài zǎo ? 連 賢 míng 駁 還 yǒu 條 kuǎn zài děng zhù
Is it too early to discuss Taiwan? Lien Hsien-ming counters: Section 301 is still waiting.
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麥 當 勞 . qǐ tuī quán xīn rén 氣 zhù 數 tào cān cuì là 雞 tuǐ 飽 cān shǒu cì jiā rù 黃 澤 lín shǒu pāi . . .
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麥 當 勞 quán xīn rén 氣 zhù 數 tào cān 優 huì ! cuì là 雞 tuǐ 飽 cān 減 麥 樂 雞 . . .
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一名伟大的战士威力显著，无需抵死奋战。
Yī míng wěidà de zhànshì wēilì xiǎnzhù, wúxū dǐ sǐ fènzhàn.
A great warrior radiates strength. He doesn't have to fight to the death.
警察抓著小偷的胳膊。
Jǐngchá zhuā zhe xiǎotōu de gēbo.
The policeman grabbed the robber's arm.
轻井泽是著名的避暑胜地。
Qīngjǐngzé shì zhùmíng de bìshǔ shèngdì.
Karuizawa is famous as a summer resort.
苏格兰以其羊毛纺织品而著名。
Sūgélán yǐ qí yángmáo fǎngzhīpǐn ér zhùmíng.
Scotland is famous for its woollen textiles.
Character Family
Homophones — Characters pronounced zhù
Frequently Asked Questions
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