主

zhǔ

owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games)

Radical: 丶 HSK 7 g, n, b pictographic

Components & Etymology

主 decomposes into the following components:

丶 王

Words containing 主

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 主.

业主
yè zhǔ
owner
东主
dōng zhǔ
为主
wéi zhǔ
to rely mainly on
主业
zhǔ yè
main business
主义
zhǔ yì
-ism
主人
zhǔ rén
master
主仆
zhǔ pú
master and servant
主从
zhǔ cóng
master-slave (computing)
主任
zhǔ rèn
director
主体
zhǔ tǐ
main part
主使
zhǔ shǐ
主修
zhǔ xiū
to major in

Related characters (radical 丶)

Characters that share the radical 丶.

⺀ 丶 丸 丹 为 丼 丽 举 冬

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