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.

(colloquial) To enter a state of sleep.

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

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

(bound form) notable; prominent; famous

(bound form) To apply; to use; to touch or come into contact with; to land

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

Original character for the particle 着 zhe, indicating a continuous state or action. Most modern texts use 着 zhe.

(bound form) To wear clothes; to dress. Also used in specific compounds like 执着 zhí​zhuó.

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

(bound form) a book; a literary or artistic creation; a published work

to make known; to manifest; to show clearly or reveal

A move in a game like chess; a trick, tactic, or method.

(dialect) To add or put something into a mixture

(literary) To send someone to do something; to order or commission.

(bound form) To write or compose; to author a book; a famous work or piece of writing.

(bound form) Whereabouts; result; outcome; (of money, etc.) a place to settle

(dialect) Used to express agreement or approval, meaning "that's it!" or "all right!"

(bound form) referring to people who have lived in a place for generations

name of a poem in the Qi Wind section of the Classic of Poetry (Shijing)