zhě in process of; involved in


Used as component in : dōu Made up of [ lǎo old radical 125, sun; day radical 72]; zhū ; zhǔ ; ; shǔ
Made with 8 strokes.
From a pictogram of branches in a ritual vessel, derivation to 'in process of' is unclear

Related characters


Also uses lǎo component: lǎo (venerable) shǔ (heat) ; xiào (filial piety or obedience)
Also uses component: bái (bright) céng (once) ; chāng (prosperous) ; chūn (spring) ; dàn (dawn) ; hūn (to marry) ; jiàn (gap) ; jiān (between) ; jǐng (bright) ; jiù (old) ; míng (bright) ; (do not) ; (general) ; qíng (clear sky) ; shì (is) ; shí (time) ; shǔ (heat) ; wǎn (evening) ; xiāng (fragrant) ; xīng (star) ; yáng (yang) ; (easy) ; yīn (sound) ; yǐng (picture) ; zǎo (early) ; zhào (according to) ; zhuō (table) ; zuì (most) ; zuó (previous)

Different tone

zhè (Qiantang River) ; zhè (this)

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Pronunciation

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stroke order for 者
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Proverbs

不善始者不善终 bù shàn shǐ zhě bù shàn zhōng Need to plan everything from the beginning
当局者迷,旁观者清 dāng jú zhě mí, páng guān zhě qīng If too closely involved may not see all the issues involved
近朱者赤,近墨者黑 jìn zhū zhě chì, jìn mò zhě hēi Taking on the color of the company kept. Adapt to surroundings
能者多劳 néng zhě duō láo Busy people are busy because they are capable
有志者,事竟成 yǒu zhì zhe, shì jìng chéng It requires ambition to succeed in life. The story comes from the Han dynasty when Emperor Guangwu praised Geng Yan for steadfastly completed his task of mopping up opponents in Shandong
智者千虑必有一失 zhì zhě qiān lǜ bì yǒu yī shī One small mistake does not discredit a wise person