Meaning
this; these; this; these; (sometimes used before a measure word; especially in Beijing)
Chinese: 指示代词，表示近处或刚提到的人和事。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhe” becomes a different word in each tone. 这 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 这些zhè xiēthese
- 这里zhè lǐhere
- 这儿zhè rhere
- 这边zhè biānthis side; here
- 这样zhè yàngthis way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of
Example Sentence
这件衣服很漂亮。Zhè jiàn yī fu hěn piào liang.This piece of clothing is very pretty.
这Zhèthis件jiànitem衣服yī fuclothes很hěnvery漂亮piào liangpretty。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The walk radical 辶 plus 文 (sound element). It is the demonstrative ‘this’. Simplified from 這.
A way to remember it
The walk radical 辶 + 文 — the ‘this’ close at hand.
Easy to confuse with
- 那‘That’: the far-pointing counterpart of 这.