着
zháo
to touch
to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in
This is a grammatical particle — its meaning comes from how it's used in sentences, not from its components.
这根木头着火了，大家快离开。
zhè gēn mù tou zháo huǒ le, dà jiā kuài lí kāi。
this piece of wood has caught fire, everyone leave quickly.
他昨晚很累，头一碰枕头就着了。
tā zuó wǎn hěn lèi, tóu yī pèng zhěn tou jiù zháo le。
he was very tired last night and fell asleep the moment his head touched the pillow.
Words with 着
着色
zhuó sè
to apply color; to color; to paint
着陆点
zhuó lù diǎn
landing site
当着
dāng zhe
in front of
借着
jiè zhe
by means of; through; with the help of
循着
xún zhe
to follow
顺着
shùn zhe
to follow
摸不着
mō bu zháo
can't touch; can't reach
这么着
zhè me zhe
thus
着眼
zhuó yǎn
to have one's eyes on (a goal)
紧接着
jǐn jiē zhe
immediately afterwards
管不着
guǎn bu zháo
to have no right or ability to interfere in sth
硬着头皮
yìng zhe tóu pí
to brace oneself to do sth