The Chinese Radical: 者


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Meaning
person    者

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 1
all, entirely, each, even, already, capital city
dōu, dū
Left: person (old man on the sun ), right: village
The persons in the village stand for: the community, for all and the capital.
JLPT HSK 3
person, (used to refer to previous)
zhě
Top: old man , below: sun
The old man in the sun shows that he is the one, ...
JLPT HSK 4
outstanding, to make known, to prove, to write(book)
zhù
Top: plant , below: person (old man in the sun )
Under the plant is a person, who is an outstanding writer.
JLPT HSK 4
wall, to block up, (to feel) suffocated or stifled

Left: earth , right: person (old man on the sun )
"Earth" that is (used against) persons is a wall that blocks and suffocates.
JLPT HSK 4
heat, hot weather, summer heat
shǔ
Top: sun , bottom: person (old man on the sun )
The sun directly above the person - that's a heat!
JLPT HSK 5
beginning (of silk cocoon), clue, introduction

Left: thread 纟/, right: person, the one who (old man on the sun )
This thread is needed by the person as the beginning of the cocoon.
JLPT HSK 5
pig, swine, hog
zhū
Left: wild animal (dog on the hind legs), right: person (old man on the sun )
(In our household ) The "wild animal" that is with the persons is the domestic pig.
JLPT HSK 5
to cook, to boil
zhǔ
Top: person (old man on the sun ), bottom: fire
The person at the fire is cooking.
JLPT HSK 6
to save, store, have in reserve
chǔ
Left: person , right: various 诸 (The words / of the persons are: various.)
The bank employee recommends with words to the customer , he shall: save. OR: A person with various (things) has saved.
JLPT HSK 6
to gamble, to bet

Left: money , right: person (old man on the sun )
The money is also used by the persons for gambling.
JLPT HSK 6
a lot of, various, all
zhū
Left: Word / (sound waves out of a mouth ), right: person (old man on the sun )
The words of the persons are: lot of ...various.
JLPT HSK 6
government office, bureau, to sign
shǔ
Top: eye 罒, below: person (old man on the sun )
These "eyes" are above the (normal) persons: the government office.
JLPT HSK 6
to observe, to see

Left: eye , right: person (old man on the sun )
When it is in the eye of the person, he is observing.
JLPT HSK 6
extravagant, luxurious, wasteful
shē
Top: big , bottom: person (old man on the sun )
The 'big' person can afford extravagant luxury.
JLPT no HSK
slaughter, slaughter man

Left: corpse [しかばね] (Often this radical is used in its second meaning: "buttocks", right: person (old man on the sun )
The corpse of the person [shows], that he was slaughtered.
JLPT no HSK
toot, honk, to pout

Left: mouth , right: entirely, capital 都 (The persons from the village come all to the capital.)
The sound (= what comes out of the mouth) of the capital is the: toot.
JLPT no HSK
hesitate, indecisive
chú
Left: foot (knee cap and footprint ), right: outstanding 著 (Under the plant is a person , who is an outstanding writer.)
When the foot (shall go) over the plants, the person is hesitating.
JLPT no HSK
potato, yam
shǔ
Top: plant , bottom: government office 署 (The eyes 罒 above the persons are a government office.)
(Potatoes are harvested with a rake [here: 罒 net], which is used to furrow the ground.) The plant that is (harvested) with the rake of a person is the: potato.
JLPT no HSK
daybreak, dawn, the dawn of a new epoch (metaphor)
shǔ
Left: sun , right: government office 署 (The eyes 罒 above the persons are a government office.) [see the similarity to: heat 暑]
When the sun is still flat without heat 暑 (this sun is 90°-rotated 罒 over a person ), we are in the dawn.
JLPT no HSK
surname Chu
chǔ
Left: clothes 衤/, right: person (old man on the sun )
Such clothes have the persons of family Chu.

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