著

zhù
to make known, to show, to prove

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

著 began as a variant of 箸, meaning chopsticks; 艹 grass points to plant material and 者 zhě gives the sound. In Mandarin its many uses are all borrowed for sound alone. Read zhe, it is a continuous particle; zhù can mean to show or compose; zháo to touch; zhuó to wear.

著 as a component in other characters

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Homophones

HSK 1
住zhù
to live, to dwell, to stay
HSK 3
祝zhù
invoke, pray to, wish
驻zhù
station, resident, stationed
筑zhù
to build, to construct, to ram
注zhù
to register, to annotate, note
柱zhù
pillar

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