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着
著
zhe
par. (after a verb to indicate an action is in a progress or in a certain state that continues)
Other meanings
[zhuó]   v./n. wear (clothes); come into contact with; apply, use; assign, dispatch; order; whereabouts
[zhāo]   n./v. trick, move; move in chess; (dialect) to put in, to add
[zháo]   v. attach, come in contact with; be affected (by...); catch fire; fall asleep
[zháo]   aux. used after a verb as a complement to indicate the result of the action
目    eye (for 着)
艸    (only for traditional) grass (for 著)
艹    (lit) grass (for 著)
'着' is part of the following traditional words:
 躇 鐯

Simplified Chinese

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Traditional Chinese

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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
站​着​
站​著​
zhàn zhe
phr. (in the progress or state of) standing, being on one's feet
拿​着​
拿​著​
ná zhe
v. carry, hold, keep
放​着​
放​著​
fàng zhe
v. to display, to put
坐​着​
坐​著​
zuò zhe
phr. be sitting
想​着​
想​著​
xiǎng zhe
v. thinking of, want
老​师​看​着​我​们​
老​師​看​著​我​們​
lǎo shī kàn zhe wǒ men
phr. The teacher is looking at us.
拉​着​
拉​著​
lā zhe
v. pulling
忙​着​
忙​著​
máng zhe
phr. be busy (with..., doing...)
我​正​忙​着​呢​！
我​正​忙​著​呢​！
wǒ zhèng máng zhe ne
phr. I'm busy right now!
那​避​雷​针​在​保​护​着​我​们​呢​！
那​避​雷​針​在​保​護​著​我​們​呢​！
nà bì léi zhēn zài bǎo hù zhe wǒ men ne !
phr. The lightning rod is protecting us!
桌​子​上​放​着​一​本​书​。
桌​子​上​放​著​一​本​書​。
zhuō zi shàng fàng zhe yì běn shū
phr. There is one book on the table.
他​笑​着​和​我​打​招​呼​。
他​笑​著​和​我​打​招​呼​。
tā xiào zhe hé wó dǎ zhāo hu .
phr. He greeted me with a smile.
他​是​醒​着​的​。
他​是​醒​著​的​。
tā shì xǐng zhe de .
phr. He is awake.