Chinese symbol for “mastermind”
主谋
zhǔ móu
Traditional: 主謀
mastermind; ringleader; lead plotter
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mastermind is 主谋 (zhǔ móu), defined as: mastermind; ringleader; lead plotter.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “mastermind”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 主使 | zhǔ shǐ | to mastermind; to orchestrate |
| 智多星 | zhì duō xīng | resourceful person; mastermind |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 主谋.
| 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 |
| 谋杀 (謀殺) | móu shā | to murder; to assassinate |
| 阴谋 (陰謀) | yīn móu | to conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mastermind”.
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.