这 (zhè) is a Chinese character meaning “this”. It is written from 辶 (walk; go — the "movement" radical (chuò)) and 文 (writing; script; culture), one enclosing the other, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
辶 + 文
Enclosing structure
- 辶 walk; go — the "movement" radical (chuò) · chuò meaning
- 文 writing; script; culture · wén simplified form
Structure from: IDS 拆分 ⿺辶文，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–3 为「文」（点、横、撇、捺），笔画 4–6 为「辶」（点、横折折撇、平捺）
Memory aid
A road (辶) curves under a written word (文). Both parts really are in this character: you walk up, point at the word on the sign and say — 这, this one, right here.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 这里zhè lǐhere; this place这 = zhè
- 这样zhè yànglike this; this way; such这 = zhè
- 这些zhè xiēthese这 = zhèHSK 1
Go deeper
All readings
this; this one
this; this one; these — points at the person, thing or place nearest the speaker. The opposite of 那 (that).
指示代词，指较近的人、事物或地方，与「那」相对。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 这里zhè lǐhere; this place这 = zhè
- 这样zhè yànglike this; this way; such这 = zhè
- 这些zhè xiēthese这 = zhèHSK 1
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 这 mean?
这 (zhè) means this; this one; these — points at the person, thing or place nearest the speaker. The opposite of 那 (that)..
How do you pronounce 这?
It is pronounced zhè.
What parts is 这 made of?
辶 (walk; go — the "movement" radical (chuò)) and 文 (writing; script; culture), one enclosing the other. The recorded source is: IDS 拆分 ⿺辶文，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–3 为「文」（点、横、撇、捺），笔画 4–6 为「辶」（点、横折折撇、平捺）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 这 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 这?
辶. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 这?
Common ones are 这里 and 这样. The reading of 这 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.