Chinese symbol for “advocate”
主张
zhǔ zhāng
Traditional: 主張
to advocate; to stand for; view; position
The closest CC-CEDICT match for advocate is 主张 (zhǔ zhāng), defined as: to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “advocate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倡导 (倡導) | chàng dǎo | to advocate; to initiate |
| 提倡 | tí chàng | to promote; to advocate |
| 崇尚 | chóng shàng | to hold up (as an model); to hold in esteem |
| 推手 | tuī shǒu | promoter; advocate |
| 倡导者 (倡導者) | chàng dǎo zhě | proponent; advocate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 主张.
| 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 |
| 紧张 (緊張) | jǐn zhāng | nervous; keyed up |
| 扩张 (擴張) | kuò zhāng | expansion; dilation |
| 夸张 (誇張) | kuā zhāng | to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated |
See also: Japanese symbol for “advocate”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.