主 (zhǔ)

Main; primary; owner; host.

How 主 is written

Strokes
5
Radical
王 — jade
Traditional
主
Simplified
主 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 主

主人 zhǔrén
master; host; owner
主動 zhǔdòng
to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous
主持人 zhǔchírén
TV or radio presenter; host; anchor
主要 zhǔyào
main; principal; major
主角 zhǔjué
leading role; lead
主題 zhǔtí
theme; subject
公主 gōngzhǔ
princess
地主 dìzhǔ
landlord; land-owner
主人公 zhǔréngōng
hero (of a novel or film); main protagonist
主任 zhǔrèn
director; head; CL:個|个[ge4]
主力 zhǔlì
main force; main strength of an army
主場 zhǔchǎng
home ground (sports); home field; main venue

主 in a sentence

這篇文章的主要內容是什麼?

Zhè piān wénzhāng de zhǔyào nèiróng shì shénme?

“What is the main content of this article?”

How common is 主?

主 is the 87th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 39.2% of all running text.

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