着 (zoek6 | zhuo2; zhao1 zhao2 zhe5) : touch; put in; affected; ignited

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着

zoek6

zhuo2; zhao1 zhao2 zhe5

(zhuo2) [1] touch; contact [2] apply; use; make a move [3] whereabouts [4] send; assign; dispatch [5] to order
(zhao1) [1] put in; add [2] move in chess [3] trick; device; move
(zhao2) [1] be affected; be troubled with; suffer [2] be ignited; be lit; burn [3] [verb particle] hit the mark; succeed in doing sth
(zhe5) verb particle [1] to indicate the continuation of an action or a state [2] for emphasis in imperative sentences [3] [粵] to indicate an unexpected and undesirable result
粵: (zoek3) [1] wear (clothes); put on; be dressed in [2] clothing.
粵: variant of 著

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 目 (#109)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

着

Don't confuse with:
看春眷

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 15:51

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着衫 zoek3 saam1 zhuo2 shan1 = to put on clothes; to wear a shirt 粵

瞓着 fan3 zoek6 = asleep 粵

着急 zoek3 gap1 zhao2 ji2 = anxious 國

着數 zoek6 sou3 = worthwhile, paying, got advantage 粵

隨着 ceoi4 zoek6 sui2 zhe5 = along with 國

用不着 jung6 bat1 zoek6 yong4 bu5 zhao2 (PRC), yong4 bu4 zhao2 (Taiwan) = not need; 國

意味着 ji3 mei6 zoek6 yi4 wei4 zhe5 = to signify

這麼着 ze2 mo1 zoek6 zhe4 me5 zhe5 = this way 國

着重 zoek6 zung6 = to stress; to put emphasis; to emphasize

着涼 zoek6 loeng4 = to catch cold
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Showing 1 example containing 着

燒焊返個線圈就可以撻着架車粵
The car should be able to start once we weld the solenoid.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 着
Unicode code for this character: U+7740 (off-site link)

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