Chinese symbol for “owner”
主
zhǔ
owner; master; host; individual or party concerned
The closest CC-CEDICT match for owner is 主 (zhǔ), defined as: owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “owner”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 主人 | zhǔ rén | owner; host |
| 业主 (業主) | yè zhǔ | owner; proprietor |
| 物主 | wù zhǔ | owner |
| 所有人 | suǒ yǒu rén | everyone; owner |
| 所有主 | suǒ yǒu zhǔ | owner; proprietor |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “owner”.
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.