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者 Stroke Order — How to Write 者

Stroke Order

者 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 耂, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

者 Radical and Character Components

Components:耂日

Radical: 耂 + 4 more strokes

者 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • zhě

Meanings of 者 in Chinese

1

zhě者

A suffix used after nouns, verbs, adjectives, or phrases to refer to people, things, or situations.
成功的机会总是留给有准备者。
Opportunities for success are always reserved for those who are prepared.
A particle used after a noun or pronoun to mark a pause, often introducing a declarative statement (X 者, Y 也), similar to 'as for X...' or 'X is...'
成功者,需努力也
As for success, it requires effort.
This, this one; primarily used in classical Chinese literature, especially in poetry and songs.
者个地方,景色真美
This place, the scenery is truly beautiful.

Words with 者

  • huò或zhě者or; either...or...; perhaps; maybe
  • zhì智zhě者A wise person; a sage.
  • yì译zhě者translator
  • zhù著zhě者author
  • dú读zhě者reader
  • huàn患zhě者patient
  • ruò弱zhě者The weak, Weak person
  • bō剥xuē削zhě者exploiter
  • chū出bǎn版zhě者publisher
  • dài带jūn菌zhě者carrier
  • jiāo姣jiāo姣zhě者An outstanding person, The best
  • láo劳dòng动zhě者worker, laborer
  • pàn叛nì逆zhě者rebel
  • shè摄yǐng影zhě者photographer
  • dú独cái裁zhě者dictator
  • huàn宦zhě者lìng令Director of the Eunuchs, Prefect of the Eunuchs
  • lì莅shì事zhě者local official
  • xùn殉jiào教zhě者martyr
  • yǒu有dé德zhě者a virtuous person
  • jì记zhě者journalist, reporter

Idioms with 者

  • cóng从zhě者rú如yún云To have numerous followers
  • dāng当jú局zhě者mí迷The participant is confused
  • guān观zhě者rú如shān山immense crowd of spectators
  • guān观zhě者rú如yún云a vast crowd of spectators
  • huáng黄yī衣shǐ使zhě者eunuch envoy for imperial market procurements
  • jìn近zhū朱zhě者chì赤Good company makes good people
  • lái来zhě者bù不jù拒refuse no one
  • lái来zhě者bù不shàn善the visitor means trouble
  • lǜ绿yī衣shǐ使zhě者postman or parrot
  • máng盲zhě者dé得jìng镜unable to function or talent unrecognized
  • néng能zhě者duō多láo劳The capable do more work
  • néng能zhě者wéi为shī师learn from the capable

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Questions about 者

What does 者 mean in Chinese?

者 (zhě) means “A suffix used after nouns” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 者?

者 is pronounced zhě in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 者 have?

者 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 者?

者 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 耂. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 者?

The radical of 者 is 耂.

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