着

zhe

HSK 14 readings

“A move in chess” in Chinese is 着 (zhe).

Other characters with the syllable zhe: see all 8 →

Meaning

a move in chess
trick; tactic
to touch

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to come in contact with
to feel
to be affected by
to catch fire
to burn
(coll.) to fall asleep
(after a verb) hitting the mark
succeeding in
aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
to wear (clothes)
to contact
to use
to apply
variant of 著|着[zhao1]
variant of 著|着[zhao2]
variant of 著|着[zhe5]
variant of 著|着[zhuo2]
(dialect) okay; all right
(dialect) to put in; to add

Example

车子一辆接着一辆到了。

From 接着 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

zháovariant of 著|着 / to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in
zhuóvariant of 著|着 / to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply
zhāovariant of 著|着 / a move in chess / trick; tactic / (dialect) okay; all right / (dialect) to put in; to add

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Words containing 着

接着jiēzheto catch and hold onHSK 2 睡着shuìzháoto fall asleepHSK 4 着火zháohuǒto catch fireHSK 4 着急zháojíto worry; to feel anxiousHSK 4 随着suízhealong withHSK 5 有着yǒuzheto haveHSK 5 意味着yìwèizheto signifyHSK 5 用不着yòngbuzháonot needHSK 5

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