主(zhǔ)

HSK 25 strokes

owner

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Character information

Pinyin
zhǔ
Meaning
owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games)
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 主 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿱丶王

A lamp 王 with a flame 丶

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

丶zhǔ王wáng

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 主 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 主

Common words using 主 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhǔ主rén人
HSK 2

master; host; owner; CL:个

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zhǔ主rèn任
HSK 3

director; head; CL:个

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zhǔ主dòng动
HSK 3

to take the initiative

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bù不yóu由zì自zhǔ主
HSK 7-9

(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily

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zhǔ主rén人gōng公
HSK 7-9

hero (of a novel or film); main protagonist

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zhǔ主lì力
HSK 7-9

main force

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zhǔ主fù妇
HSK 7-9

housewife

Open 主妇 page →
zhǔ主shǐ使

to mastermind; to orchestrate; to instigate; mastermind; instigator

Open 主使 page →

Related characters

More HSK 2 characters

万且业为举久乐于

From 主’s common words

人任动不由自公力

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