Chinese symbol for “dominate”
主宰
zhǔ zǎi
to dominate; to rule; to dictate; master
The closest CC-CEDICT match for dominate is 主宰 (zhǔ zǎi), defined as: to dominate; to rule; to dictate; master.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “dominate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 独霸 (獨霸) | dú bà | to dominate (a market etc); to monopolize |
| 占优 (占優) | zhàn yōu | to dominate; dominant |
| 称雄 (稱雄) | chēng xióng | to dominate; to reign supreme |
| 镇住 (鎮住) | zhèn zhù | to dominate; to control |
| 主导 (主導) | zhǔ dǎo | leading; dominant |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 主宰.
| 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 |
| 宰相 | zǎi xiàng | prime minister (in feudal China) |
| 屠宰 | tú zǎi | to slaughter; to butcher |
See also: Japanese symbol for “dominate”.
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.