这

这 · zhè

this, the, here

Entry ↗

Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

this, the, here

Mandarin
zhè
Cantonese
ze5

Unihan definitions and selected character readings. Read the word to establish its pronunciation in context.

Readings in Japanese, Korean & Vietnamese

Readings recorded for 这 in other language traditions. These are character-level records, not word translations or interchangeable pronunciations.

Japanese 日本語

Grouped by the source’s kana notation; no frequency ranking is implied.

On’yomi · katakana

ゲン

Kun’yomi · hiragana

むかえる

Katakana generally indicates on’yomi; hiragana generally indicates kun’yomi. The source does not identify everyday, rare, historical or name use per reading. Kana strings are preserved, including any written endings; consult a Japanese word entry for actual use.

Source record & scope

Unicode Unihan 17.0.0 · kJapanese ↗ · provisional property

ゲン むかえる

Korean 한국어

Not recorded for this exact character in this dataset. This does not mean the language has no reading.

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt

Not recorded for this exact character in this dataset. This does not mean the language has no reading.

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+8FD9
Radical
辵 · 162
Strokes
7 · Unihan
Residual
4

Source record · Unihan 17.0. Individual senses and historical claims have not yet been reviewed by zimai.

Stroke order

7 strokes
这
Strokes
7
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

7 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Graphical structure

⿺辶文(GT)
How to read these symbols

⿰ left–right · ⿱ above–below · ⿻ overlap. Dotted boxes indicate positions, not missing characters. Each symbol describes the components that follow it; nested symbols describe a component in more detail. Source codes identify alternative analyses, not a writing sequence or an etymology.

BabelStone IDS · 2025-06-27. Region tags are preserved; 〾 marks approximation and {n} identifies an unencoded source component. These describe graphical structure, not historical derivation.

Words & connections

Words using 这

Character connections

No reverse component match in this collection.

Sentence context · 4 matches

这只是枝叶而已。

It's only leaves and branches.
Source, contributors & licenses

Mandarin: Tatoeba #395768 · Original contributor: FeuDRenais · Text editors: GlossaMatik · CC BY 2.0 FR · Attribution log · Current owner: GlossaMatik
English: Tatoeba #395766 · Original contributor: FeuDRenais · CC BY 2.0 FR · Attribution log

Source text unchanged. Original contributor and text editors are credited from the source log, separately from the current owner.

Sentence entry · words & provenance ↗
Written-form matches; sense and pronunciation are not automatically aligned. Corpus & selection ↗

History & distinctions

Related forms

Unihan traditional/simplified variant properties. Conversion may depend on context.

Sources & reference

Evidence & next depth

Source editions & exact scope ↗
Retained Unihan properties
kMandarin
zhè
kCantonese
ze5
kDefinition
this, the, here
kTotalStrokes
7
kRSUnicode
162.4
kTraditionalVariant
U+8FD9 U+9019
kSimplifiedVariant
U+8FD9
kTGH
2013:837

Readings across dictionaries

Xiandai Hanyu · 1983
zhè 1464.130 · zhèi 1466.010
Small numbers locate dictionary entries; 粵 introduces Cantonese. Includes rare or historical readings. Source notation ↗

Reference desk

Sentences in context

Explore 4 examples using 这 ↗

Exact source-spelling matches. Open the reader for dictionary lookups, construction notes and related examples. Occurrence does not establish a particular dictionary sense.

Study this character

Structure & connections

0.10
50dictionary records using 这0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿺ Lower-left enclosure

Shape description
辶 wraps around 文 from the lower left · the shape used in China, Taiwan
Source notation ^⿺辶文$(GT)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿺辶文$(GT)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.