Chinese symbol for “wear”
着
zhuó
Traditional: 著
to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply
The closest CC-CEDICT match for wear is 着 (zhuó), defined as: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “wear”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 身穿 | shēn chuān | to wear (a garment) |
| 佩戴 | pèi dài | to wear (as an accessory: jewelry, pedometer, ID card etc) |
| 身着 (身著) | shēn zhuó | to wear |
| 佩带 (佩帶) | pèi dài | to wear (as accessories); carry at the waist |
| 带 (帶) | dài | band; belt |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 着.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 随着 (隨著) | suí zhe | along with; in the wake of |
| 有着 (有著) | yǒu zhe | to have; to possess |
| 接着 (接著) | jiē zhe | to catch and hold on; to continue |
| 意味着 (意味著) | yì wèi zhe | to signify; to mean |
| 活着 (活著) | huó zhe | alive |
| 穿着 (穿著) | chuān zhuó | attire; clothes; dress |
See also: Japanese symbol for “wear”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.