Radical

11 strokes

1. sheep (204a) + eye 目 (93) = catch 着

2. sheep (204a) + eye 目 (93) = -ing 着

Don’t confuse this character with “look at” (看, Character 200 above).

Pronounced as zháo, this character can have a variety of meanings. “To catch” means “touch”, “come into contact with”, as in “catch a cold”. Pronounced as zhe, it is used after a verb to indicate an action in progress, hence our choice “-ing” for the meaning.

接着 (203) jiēzhe and then; to catch

1.

In the cowboy town they were keeping an eye on the sheep, hoping to catch the sheep rustlers. / The fairy is teaching the posse jousting skills (ready for the confrontation with the sheep rustlers).

2.

In the spaceship the sheep is patrolling the corridors, putting his eye to each door to see if he can catch anything funny go ing on. / Imagine his surprise when he sees the robot practicing his juggling !