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1.

Animated Stroke Order 主

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 主 — animated stroke order

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2.

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主 stroke order diagram

3.

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4.

How to Use 主

Main/Primary

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

主要 • zhǔ yào • mainly • HSK 3

HSK 3

5.

HSK Vocabulary: 主

主意 • zhǔ yi • idea

HSK 4

zhǔ主

yi意

6.

Example Sentences

zhǔ主

rén人

rè热

qíng情

dì地

zhāo招

dài

Information

Pinyinzhǔ

Meaningmaster, host, main, primary

Strokes5

Radical丶

Traditional主

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#376

Zhuyinㄓㄨˇ

UnicodeU+4E3B

CangjieYG

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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

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

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

Tā他

qiàn欠

zhài债

zhǔ主

hěn很

duō多

qián钱

。

He owes the creditor a lot of money.

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

zhè这

běn本

shū书

de的

zhǔ主

tǐ体

shì是

hóng红

sè色

de的

。

The main part of this book is red.

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Characters pronounced "zhu".

著zhùmanifest; (Cant.) to wear
诛zhūexecute, kill, put to death; punish
侏zhūsmall, little, tiny, dwarf
铢zhūunit of weight, one twenty-fourth of a Chinese ounce (liang)
杼zhushuttle of a loom
翥zhuto soar; to fly upward

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Characters with radical "丶".

为wèifor (someone; something); to do; to be
之zhī[a more literary form of 的; showing possession]
义yìrighteousness, justice, morality
举jǔraise up; hold up

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