(zhě) - one who, person who (suffix) in Mandarin
zhěTraditional: 者
Translation
one who, person who (suffix)
Word origin
者 (zhě) 'the one who' is an old character used as a nominalising suffix. Its early form is debated, and it was borrowed purely for its grammatical function.
- Origin
- ideograph
- Root
- 者 (zhě), graph of disputed origin used as a nominaliser
Other proposed origins
- Some accounts read the original 者 as a depiction of burning firewood with rising sparks; others as sugarcane. The grammatical 'one who' sense is a loan use. (者 (zhě))
Stroke order
者
Examples
。
Scholars study history.
。
Reporters cover the news.
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The scholar has read many books.
访。
The reporter interviewed three scholars.
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The reporter asked a few questions.
者 (zhě) means one who, person who (suffix). It is used as a particle in everyday Mandarin speech.
Where this fits
Appears in 3 words
Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 者.
Used in
Grammar articles
(5)Mandarin Conjunctions: 虽然…但是, 因为…所以, 如果…就 and the Paired Structures That Join Clauses
Mandarin Question Formation: 吗, V-Not-V, 还是, and the In-Situ Wh-Word System
The Mandarin 所 (suǒ) Family: 所有, 所谓, 所 + Verb, and the 为...所 Passive
无论 and 不管 in Mandarin: The No Matter What Frame (无论/不管 ... 都/也)
The Mandarin 者 (zhě) Suffix: 作者, 读者, 前者, and Naming the One Who Does It
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