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(zhù) - aspect particle indicating ongoing action or state in Mandarin

zhù

Traditional: 著

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Coloured illustration of 著
HSK 4
#495 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

aspect particle indicating ongoing action or state

Word origin

著 (zhù), here an aspect particle for ongoing action, is a phono-semantic compound with the 艹 (grass) radical over 者 (zhě) as phonetic. The modern simplified writing 着 carries this continuous-aspect reading.

Origin
phono-semantic compound
Root
艹 (grass radical) + 者 (zhě, phonetic)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 著

Examples

He is standing reading a book.

Stay in touch.

Keep going and don't give up.

He answered me with a smile.

She was holding a book.

著 (zhù) - aspect particle indicating ongoing action or state.

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This word is part of lesson 10.