What does 者 mean in Chinese?

者 (zhě) means "(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) .../(after a noun) person involved in .../-er/-ist/(used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously)/(used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term)/(old) (used at the end of a command)/(old) this".

How common is 者 in Chinese?

者 is ranked #103 in character frequency, making it a very common character.

What are the components of 者?

者 is composed of: 耂 (old), 日 (sun/day).

What words contain 者?

Common words with 者 include: 作者 (zuo4 zhe3) - author/writer/CL:個|个[ge4]; 告密者 (gao4 mi4 zhe3) - tell-tale/informer (esp. to police)/whistle-blower/grass; 患者 (huan4 zhe3) - patient/sufferer; 或者 (huo4 zhe3) - or/possibly/maybe/perhaps.

者 (zhě) - Chinese Character Meaning & Decomposition

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103rd most frequent character
Adds ~0.19% to your reading coverage
1 dictionary entry
Appears in 409 words
Component in 28 characters

Decomposition

1Once

者→

耂日

2Radical

者→

耂old 日sun/day

3Graphical

者→

耂口一

Pinyin & Meaning

Pronunciation Clues

Appears In

者 also appears in:

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Example Words

Common

作者

告密者

患者

或者

终结者 (終結者)

记者 (記者)

Uncommon

使用者

使者

侍者

伤者 (傷者)

前者

学者 (學者)

后者 (後者)

忍者

智者

死者

笔者 (筆者)

老者

听者 (聽者)

舞者

行者

制造者 (製造者)

记者会 (記者會)

设计者 (設計者)

读者 (讀者)

逝者

长者 (長者)

开拓者 (開拓者)

领导者 (領導者)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.

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