著
zhezháozhuózhùzhāo HSK1

[progress particle]

着 著 zhe frequency
[continuous] particle
Shows that an action is currently happening or that a state is continuing; often appears before a second verb to show how the second action is being done.

看着要下雨了。

kàn zhe yào xià yǔ le.

Looks like it's going to rain.

我本来没打算带着她。

wǒ běn​lái méi dǎ​suàn dài zhe tā.

I didn't intend to bring her along.

[emphasis] particle
Used after certain words for emphasis or to give a command or reminder.

你的船离这儿远着呢。

nǐ de chuán lí zhèr yuǎn zhe ne.

Your ship is a long way from here.

替我看着点实验室啊。

tì wǒ kān zhe diǎn shí​yàn​shì a.

Keep an eye on the lab for me.

着 著 zháo
to fall asleep particle
(colloquial) To enter a state of sleep.

我只是想看看你是不是睡着了。

wǒ zhǐ​shì xiǎng kàn​kan nǐ shì​bu​shì shuì zháo le.

I just wanted to see if you were asleep.

[result] particle
Used after a verb to show that an action was successful or reached its goal; meaning "hitting the mark".

他什么也没见着。

tā shén​me yě méi jiàn zháo.

He saw nothing.

希望你没伤着。

xī​wàng nǐ méi shāng zháo.

I hope you didn't get hurt.

to catch fire particleverb
To start burning; to catch fire; (of a light) to be turned on.

整个地方都着火了。

zhěng​gè dì​fang dōu zháo huǒ le.

The whole place is on fire.

to touch particle
To come into contact with; to feel; to be affected by something like a cold.

在这儿睡觉会着凉的。

zài zhèr shuì​jué huì zháo liáng de.

You'll catch a cold if you sleep here.

着 著 zhuó
to apply verb
(bound form) To apply; to use; to touch or come into contact with; to land
to wear nounverb
(bound form) To wear clothes; to dress. Also used in specific compounds like 执着 zhí​zhuó.
to order
(literary) To send someone to do something; to order or commission.
whereabouts
(bound form) Whereabouts; result; outcome; (of money, etc.) a place to settle
著 zhù
outstanding adjective
(bound form) notable; prominent; famous
work noun
(bound form) a book; a literary or artistic creation; a published work
to show adjective
to make known; to manifest; to show clearly or reveal
indigenous
(bound form) referring to people who have lived in a place for generations
Zhu
name of a poem in the Qi Wind section of the Classic of Poetry (Shijing)
著 zhe
indicating a continuous state particle
Original character for the particle 着 zhe, indicating a continuous state or action. Most modern texts use 着 zhe.

他一直在看著你。

tā yī​zhí zài kàn zhe nǐ.

He's been watching you.

她穿著山地靴。

tā chuān zhe shān​dì xuē.

She is wearing hiking boots.

着 著 zhāo
move
A move in a game like chess; a trick, tactic, or method.
to put in
(dialect) To add or put something into a mixture
OK
(dialect) Used to express agreement or approval, meaning "that's it!" or "all right!"
着 著 zhù
to write
(bound form) To write or compose; to author a book; a famous work or piece of writing.

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Frequency
Character
Written text
41st most common 3236.8 per million
Movie subtitles
70th most common 2508.0 per million appears in 100% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
2983.7 per million appears in 100% of films
Written text
2397.7 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 2
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Simplified
着
Strokes
11
Unicode
U+8457

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)