著

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to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

艹 meaning “plant” + 者 sound ( zhě )

Components 艹者

author · Heisig RSH #1038

flower + puppet

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
四大名著	sì dà míng zhù	the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢\|红楼梦[Hon…
著书立说	zhù shū lì shuō	to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)
著作等身	zhù zuò děng shēn	(idiom) (of an author) prolific
土著人	tǔ zhù rén	indigenous person; aboriginal
见微知著	jiàn wēi zhī zhù	(idiom) to examine tiny clues to know general trends; to deduce the whole story from small…
以微知著	yǐ wēi zhī zhù	see 見微知著\|见微知著[jian4 wei1 zhi1 zhu4]
视微知著	shì wēi zhī zhù	see 見微知著\|见微知著[jian4 wei1 zhi1 zhu4]
著作权	zhù zuò quán	copyright
著称于世	zhù chēng yú shì	world-renowned
识微知著	shí wēi zhī zhù	see 見微知著\|见微知著[jian4 wei1 zhi1 zhu4]
合著	hé zhù	to write jointly; to co-author
名著	míng zhù	masterpiece
著作	zhù zuò	to write; literary work; book; article; writings; CL:部[bu4]
著名	zhù míng	famous; noted; well-known; celebrated
著书	zhù shū	to write a book
原著	yuán zhù	original work (not translation or abridged)
土著	tǔ zhù	aboriginal
王著	Wáng Zhù	Wang Zhu (-c. 990), Song calligrapher and writer
论著	lùn zhù	treatise; study
恶名昭著	è míng zhāo zhù	notorious; infamous

Characters sharing the sound component 者 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
者 sound part	zhě	that which; they who; those who
都	dōu	all, each, entirely, whole; metropolis; capital
猪	zhū	pig, hog, wild boar
诸	zhū	all, many, various; surname
署	shǔ	bureau, public office; to sign
赌	dǔ	to bet, to gamble, to wager
绪	xù	mental state; thread, clue
屠	tú	to butcher, to slaughter; massacre
暑	shǔ	hot; heat; summer
煮	zhǔ	to boil, to cook
堵	dǔ	wall; to stop, to prevent, to block
奢	shē	exaggerated; extravagant, wasteful
睹	dǔ	to look at, to gaze at; to observe
渚	zhǔ	islet, sandbar
箸	zhù	chopsticks
褚	zhǔ	bag, valise; to pad, to stuff; surname
赭	zhě	hematite; ochre, reddish-brown
啫	zhě	onomatopoeic; an interjection of warning
楮	chǔ	mulberry; paper