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者
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person

HSK 3 N3
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zhě
シャ
もの
자
Origin unclear. 耂, which is a pictograph of a tree with paper mulberry leaves (original form of 楮), represents the sound.
Components
耂 old (top)+ 口 mouth =
者 person
耂 Phonetic component
lǎo old (top)
variant of radical 125
Depicts a tree with paper mulberry leaves. Original form of 楮.
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口
kǒu mouth
The purpose of this component is unclear.
Notes
Similar Characters
壽 longevity (trad)寿 old (simp)考 take an exam侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
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Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
者
Regular
Modern
Chinese
者 [zhě]
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 後|后[hòu] or 前[qián] 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
Japanese
者 もの 、 もん 同音
noun person (rarely used without a qualifier)
者 しゃ 同音
  1. suffix person; -er
  2. noun abbrev.archaic expert; geisha; prostitute
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
じっくり彼に耳を貸す者はいない。
No one stops to listen to him.
彼はその強盗事件の従犯者として逮捕された。
He was arrested as an accessory to the robbery.
CHINESE WORDS (200)
记者 [jì​zhě] #1,607
reporter
记者 [jì​zhě] #1,607
reporter
或者 [huò​zhě] #268
or
患者 [huàn​zhě] #4,322
patient
消费者 [xiāo​fèi​zhě] #13,909
consumer
消费者 [xiāo​fèi​zhě] #13,909
consumer
受害者 [shòu​hài​zhě] #1,257
casualty
死者 [sǐ​zhě] #1,412
the dead
投资者 [tóu​zī​zhě] #11,278
investor
投资者 [tóu​zī​zhě] #11,278
investor
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 何者 [なにもの] #1,675
who
⭐ 医者 [いしゃ] #2,399
doctor
⭐ 若者 [わかもの] #2,530
young person
⭐ 関係者 [かんけいしゃ] #2,766
person concerned
⭐ 被害者 [ひがいしゃ] #3,320
victim
⭐ 患者 [かんじゃ] #3,706
patient
⭐ 死者 [ししゃ] #4,449
dead person
⭐ 両者 [りょうしゃ] #5,023
pair
⭐ 偽物 [にせもの] #5,153
spurious article
⭐ 犯罪者 [はんざいしゃ] #5,185
criminal
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KOREAN WORDS (200)
환자 #384
patient; sick person
피해자 #6,694
victim; sufferer
살인자 #7,238
murderer; killer
전자 #7,638
earlier; the other day
용의자 #7,701
suspect
사자 #8,957
dead person; decedent; the dead; the deceased
범죄자 #11,581
criminal
배신자 #12,069
betrayer; traitor
희생자 #12,850
victim; casualty
보호자 #13,564
guardian
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