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主zhǔ

to own; to host; master; host; lord. 5 strokes, radical 丶, first met in HSK 2.

Pinyin zhǔStrokes 5Radical 丶Band HSK 2Words 22

How to write 主

Stroke 1 write 丶, then strokes 2–5 write 王.

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Stroke order chart for 主 — 5 strokes, radical 丶

Write 主 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 主 · the stroke-order rules

What 主 is made of

丶 (diǎn, dot) and 王 (wáng, king).

A lamp 王 with a flame 丶.

Words that use 主

主(zhǔ)人(rén) host, owner
指接待客人、招呼客人的房屋所有者

他像主人一样热心照顾客人。He cared for the guests as attentively as a host.

Lesson 101, 周末 · 守正出新与同舟共济 · Uprightness, Innovation & Mutual Devotion

主(zhǔ)要(yào) main, principal
指众多事情当中最重要的那部分

这次调研的主要任务是摸清底数。The main task of this survey is to gather the figures.

Lesson 102, 小学 · 守正出新与同舟共济 · Uprightness, Innovation & Mutual Devotion

主(zhǔ)任(rèn) a director
负责管理一个单位或部门日常事务的人

办公室主任安排大家开会讨论。the director arranged for everyone to meet and discuss.

Lesson 148, 政务责任 · 法律社会与政务秩序 · Law, Governance, Justice & Civil Order

主(zhǔ)意(yi) an idea, a plan
脑子里冒出来的解决办法或想法

弟弟突然想出一个好主意。Little brother suddenly came up with a great idea.

Lesson 169, 时代风云与深刻意义 · 历史传说与文学叙事 · History, Legends & Literary Expression

主(zhǔ)动(dòng) on one's own initiative
自己愿意去做,不用别人催

员工们主动留下来加班赶工。The staff stayed behind to work overtime on their own initiative.

Lesson 190, 调度协调与攻坚克难 · 工艺制造与机械生产 · Industrial Manufacturing, Engineering & Quality Control

主(zhǔ)持(chí) to chair a meeting
负责带领大家把一场活动进行下去

校长请这位老师主持今天的座谈会。The principal asked this teacher to chair today's discussion.

Lesson 235, 讲坛论道与专著研读 · 文化学术与钻研思辨 · Scholarly Inquiry and Cultural Studies

主(zhǔ)张(zhāng) a position one argues for
自己提出并坚持的看法

教授提出了减少作业的主张。The professor put forward a bold new position on cutting homework.

Lesson 235, 讲坛论道与专著研读 · 文化学术与钻研思辨 · Scholarly Inquiry and Cultural Studies

自(zì)主(zhǔ) to decide for oneself
不靠别人安排,自己拿主意去做

这个课题让学生自主选择方向。This project lets the students choose their own direction.

Lesson 237, 自觉修持与总结提炼 · 文化学术与钻研思辨 · Scholarly Inquiry and Cultural Studies

主(zhǔ)题(tí) theme, main topic
一次讨论或活动围绕的核心内容

研讨会围绕生态治河主题展开。The symposium unfolded around a single ecological theme.

Lesson 378, 经邦理道与凝思专笃 · 齐家治政与精工物阜 · Civic Governance, Domestic Craft & Agricultural Precision

主(zhǔ)席(xí) chairperson, chairman
会议或组织里主持工作的负责人

工会主席带队走访基层。The union chairperson led the team on a visit to the workers.

Lesson 379, 崇质敦本与匠心华堂 · 齐家治政与精工物阜 · Civic Governance, Domestic Craft & Agricultural Precision

and 12 more in the catalogue.

Characters that contain 主

住zhù注zhù柱zhù驻zhù

More characters with the radical 丶

举jǔ为wéi丽lì