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著 [zhu4]: to make known

 

著 zhù

adjective | verb
: to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding

著 [着] zhe

particle
: a verb-suffix: continuing to, to be in process of doing; aspect particle indicating action in progress

著 [着] zháo

verb
: to be ignited; to touch; to feel; to be affected by; to burn; verb ending: to succeed in…

著 [着] zhāo

noun
: (chess) move; trick; to suffer from; all right!; (dialect) to add

著 [着] zhuó

verb
: to wear (clothes) [Cantonese only] : to contact; to use; to apply

Kun Reading

著る OR 着る | きる kiru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on
: to bear (guilt, etc.)

著す | あらわす arawasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to write; to publish

著する | ちゃくする chakusuru

suru verb – special class | intransitive verb
: to arrive; to reach
: to adhere
: to insist on
: to put on; to wear

著しい | いちじるしい ichijirushi

adjective
: striking; remarkable; considerable (used for good, bad, and neutral observations)

On Reading

著 | ちょ cho

noun
: work; book
: (Suffix) (a book) by
: obvious; striking

 Usage:
著 zhu4

著作 zhu4zuo4: to write; literary work; book; article; writings
[ちょさく chosaku: writing; book]
著名 zhu4ming2: famous; noted; well-known; celebrated
[ちょめい chomei: well-known; noted; celebrated]

名著 ming2zhu4: masterpiece [めいちょ meicho: famous book; masterpiece]

著書 [著书] zhu4shu1: to write a book
[著書 |ちょしょ chosho: literary work; book]
著稱 [著称] zhu4cheng1: to be widely known as
著述 zhu4shu4: writing; to write; to compile
[ちょじゅつ chojutsu: writing; literary work]
著[着]者 zhu4zhe3: author; writer [ちょしゃ chosha]
顯[显]著 xian3zhu4: outstanding; notable; remarkable; statistically significant
卓著 zhou2zhu4: outstanding; eminent; brilliant
合著 he2zhu4: to write jointly; to co-author; (dialect) (implying sudden realization) so; after all
[ごうちょ goucho OR がっちょ gaccho: joint authorship]
 Etymology:

形声 Pictophonetic.
艹 (cao3: grass radical 140) suggests the meaning while
者 (zhe3: that which; he who) provides the sound.



 Examples:
none applicable

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary