着ける
つける · tsukeru · JLPT N3 · verb-ichidan
to put on
💍 tsukeru = make it stick: same root as 付ける, to attach something to you
着 is the kanji of 着る (to wear) and 着く (to arrive). つける means to make something stick, so 着ける is attaching an item to your body: a ring, a mask, a belt. Use 着る for clothes you get into.
着 — sheep 羊 (top) + eye 目 (bottom)
着 originated as a variant of 著, which depicted plants emerging visibly above ground (grass radical 艹 over 者). Over time 着 split off to carry meanings like 'attach,' 'wear,' or a verb suffix marking ongoing action (zhe), while 著 kept senses like 'manifest' or 'author.'