著

• In Korean hanja, the bottom component 者 is written with an additional 丶 stroke above 日, which is the form found in the historical Kangxi dictionary.
• Two CJK Compatibility Ideographs exist at U+FA5F and U+2F99F. The former corresponds to the alternative Japanese form with an additional 丶 stroke above 日 while the latter corresponds to the alternative Korean form without an additional 丶 stroke above 日.

著 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+8 in Chinese and Japanese, 艸+9 in Korean, 12 strokes in Chinese in traditional Chinese, 11 strokes in mainland China and Japanese, 13 strokes in Korean, cangjie input 廿十大日 (TJKA) or 廿十大戈 (TJKI), four-corner 4460₄, composition ⿱艹者)

• 㒂, 墸, 𢅔, 擆, 𤀞, 𣛰, 𣦡, 𤏸, 𥖛, 𦅷(𬙅), 𮖺, 躇, 鐯(䦃), 𬟜, 𣃈, 𫊔, 𤻔, 𡈥

• 着 (Preferred form used in Hong Kong and mainland China for Pronunciation 1 and 2 in Chinese)

• KangXi: page 1044, character 26
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31302
• Dae Jaweon: page 1505, character 19
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3228, character 2
• Unihan data for U+8457
• Unihan data for U+FA5F
• Unihan data for U+2F99F

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *taʔ, *tas, *da, *taɡ, *daɡ) : semantic 艸 (“grass; plant”) + phonetic 者 (OC *tjaːʔ).

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

著

1. ^⁜ to attach

   附著／附着  ―  fùzhuó  ―  to attach

2. ^⁜ to touch; to contact

   著陸／着陆  ―  zhuólù  ―  to land

3. (literary or dialectal) to wear; to put on; to be dressed in; clothing

   衣著／衣着  ―  yīzhuó  ―  clothing

   身著漢服／身着汉服  ―  shēn zhuó hànfú  ―  wearing hanfu

   冇著衫／冇着衫 [Cantonese]  ―  mou⁵ zoek³ saam¹ [Jyutping]  ―  naked; not wearing clothes

   著鞋子 [Shanghainese]  ―  [t͡sa̱ʔ⁴⁴  ɦa̱²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴] [IPA]  ―  to wear shoes

4. (obsolete or 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, a machine, etc.)

      著燈／着灯 [Cantonese]  ―  zoek⁶ dang¹ [Jyutping]  ―  to turn on the lights

      著冷氣／着冷气 [Cantonese]  ―  zoek⁶ laang⁵ hei³ [Jyutping]  ―  to turn on the air conditioning

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. ^† 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 [Hokkien]  ―  tio̍h-pēⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to become sick

16. ^† (Hakka, Min) to get; to receive

    著獎／着奖 [Sixian 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) Particle used after verbs to denote the severity of the event.
22. (Cantonese) one by one
23. (Cantonese, Hakka, Min) correct; right

    我按呢講，著無？ [Hokkien, trad.]
    我按呢讲，着无？ [Hokkien, simp.]

    Góa án-ne kóng, tio̍h bô? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

    Is saying it this way 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. (chiefly dialectal Hakka, Teochew, Wu) To play (chess)

    著棋／着棋 [Shanghainese]  ―  [t͡sa̱ʔ⁵⁵ d̥͡ʑi²³] [IPA]  ―  to play chess

28. Alternative form of 招 (zhāo, “move (in Go games); step; trick; device”).

• → English: tio

著 (Mandarin, Jin)

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.

   • 夢闌時，酒醒後，思量著。 [Ci, trad.]
     梦阑时，酒醒后，思量着。 [Ci, simp.]

     From: 11^th century, Wang Anshi, 《千秋歲引》 "Thousand Autumns' Canticle"

     Mènglán shí, jiǔxǐng hòu, sīliáng zhe. [Pinyin]

     When I shall have stopped dreaming, after I shall have sobered up from drunkenness. I will still be a-yearning.

2. Particle used after some adjectives to denote comparison of levels.
3. Particle denoting a command, request or advice.

   你聽著！／你听着！  ―  Nǐ tīng zhe!  ―  You listen!

   • 是什摩心行，推人向泥裏著！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     是什摩心行，推人向泥里着！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: 952 AD, 《祖堂集·卷十一·保福》 (Anthology of the Patriarchal Hall, Chapter 11)

     Shì shénmó xīnxíng, tuī rén xiàng ní lǐ zhe! [Pinyin]

     What attitude is this? Drag that person into the mud!

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