主 — Chinese character
主
zhǔ
to own; to host; master; host; lord
- Pinyin
- zhǔ
- Radical
- 3 ⼂ (Dot)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 丶 王
- Formation
- pictographic — A lamp 王 with a flame 丶
- Japanese
- 主 as a kanji
Common words with 主
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main; principal; major; primary |
| 民主 | mín zhǔ | democracy; democratic |
| 主席 | zhǔ xí | chairperson; premier |
| 主任 | zhǔ rèn | director; head |
| 主题 (主題) | zhǔ tí | theme; subject |
| 主张 (主張) | zhǔ zhāng | to advocate; to stand for |
| 主义 (主義) | zhǔ yì | -ism; ideology |
| 社会主义 (社會主義) | shè huì zhǔ yì | socialism |
| 主动 (主動) | zhǔ dòng | to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord |
| 为主 (為主) | wéi zhǔ | to rely mainly on; to attach most importance to |
| 主持 | zhǔ chí | to take charge of; to manage or direct |
| 公主 | gōng zhǔ | princess |
English words written with 主
主 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 6 · Analects 5 · Art of War 13 · I Ching 4 · Mencius 15 · Zhuangzi 35
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 26
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 30
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 34
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 69
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 78
- Analects 1.8
- Analects 3.16
- Analects 9.24
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