progressive
着 is an 11 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as zhe in the fifth tone, however it can also be pronounced as zháo, zhuó, or zhāo.
In traditional Chinese the character 著 is used.
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Pronunciation
We found 4 pronunciations for 着
zhe
Definitions for 着 pronounced as zhe
- aspect particle indicating action in progress
Definitions for 着 pronounced as zháo
- to touch
- to come in contact with
- to feel
- to be affected by
- to catch fire
- to burn
- (coll.) to fall asleep
- (after a verb) hitting the mark
- succeeding in
Definitions for 着 pronounced as zhuó
- to wear (clothes)
- to contact
- to use
- to apply
Definitions for 着 pronounced as zhāo
- (chess) move
- trick
- all right!
- (dialect) to add
Vocabulary
The most common words for 着 — see all
- to fall asleep
- to catch and hold on
- to continue
- to go on to do sth
- to follow
- to carry on
- then
- after that
- subsequently
- to proceed
- to ensue
- in turn
- in one's turn
- along with
- in the wake of
- following
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