Chinese symbol for “main”
主要
zhǔ yào
main; principal; major; primary
The closest CC-CEDICT match for main is 主要 (zhǔ yào), defined as: main; principal; major; primary.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “main”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 正 | zhèng | straight; upright |
| 重头 (重頭) | zhòng tóu | main; most important; essential; important part |
| 基本 | jī běn | basic; fundamental |
| 主 | zhǔ | owner; master |
| 主打 | zhǔ dǎ | principal; main; flagship (product); title (track); to specialize in; to take as one's priority; to primarily focus on |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 主要.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant; major |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to request; to require |
See also: Japanese symbol for “main”.
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.