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1.

Animated Stroke Order 主

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How to write 主 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 主

主 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Single Body

主

丶dot

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5.

How to Use 主

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 主 works in context.

Main/Primary

The character 主 indicates something that is primary, main, or takes the lead.

主要 • zhǔ yào • mainly • HSK 3

HSK 3

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 主

HSK words that contain this character.

主意 • zhǔ yi • idea

HSK 4

zhǔ主

yi

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 主 is used in context

zhǔ主

rén人

rè热

qíng情

dì地

zhāo招

Information

Pinyinzhǔ

Meaningmaster

Strokes5

Radical丶

Traditional主

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#376

Zhuyinㄓㄨˇ

UnicodeU+4E3B

CangjieYG

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丶dot

A flame (丶) atop a lampstand (王) — the master or host, like the light guiding others in darkness.

zhǔ主

yào要

mainly

主动 • zhǔ dòng • take the initiative • HSK 5

HSK 5

zhǔ主

dòng动

take the initiative

主题 • zhǔ tí • theme; subject; topic • HSK 5

HSK 5

zhǔ主

tí题

theme; subject; topic

Owner/Person in charge

The character 主 refers to the owner or the person who is in charge.

主人 • zhǔ rén • owner • HSK 5

HSK 5

zhǔ主

rén人

owner

主任 • zhǔ rèn • director • HSK 5

HSK 5

zhǔ主

rèn任

director

主席 • zhǔ xí • chairperson • HSK 5

HSK 5

zhǔ主

xí席

chairperson

意

idea

主张 • zhǔ zhāng • claim; assertionl; proposal

HSK 5

zhǔ主

zhāng张

claim; assertionl; proposal

主持 • zhǔ chí • take charge of; manage; direct

HSK 5

zhǔ主

chí持

take charge of; manage; direct

主观 • zhǔ guān • subjective

HSK 5

zhǔ主

guān观

subjective

主食 • zhǔ shí • staple food

HSK 3.0 · L5

zhǔ主

shí食

staple food

公主 • gōng zhǔ • princess

HSK 5

gōng公

zhǔ主

princess

dài待

le了

suǒ所

yǒu有

kè客

rén人

。

The host warmly entertained all the guests

tā他

zhǔ主

dòng动

chéng承

dān担

le了

zhè这

xiàng项

zhòng重

yào要

rèn任

wu务

。

He proactively took on this important task

zhè这

shì是

běn本

cì次

huì会

yì议

de的

zhǔ主

yào要

yì议

tí题

。

This is the main topic of this meeting

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Characters with radical "丶".

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