The Chinese Radical: 者


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Meaning
person    者

Explanation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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