主 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

主 English definition

zhǔ

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

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : dot' radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3); see also 點|点[dian3];
  • : to enjoin; to implore; to urge;
  • : to lean on; to prop on;
  • : cut;
  • : islet; bank;
  • : to cook; to boil;
  • : to gaze at; to stare at;
  • : ancestral tablet;
  • : padding (in garment); to store up; pocket; Taiwan pr. [chu3];
  • : wisdom;
  • : islet; bank;
  • : leader of herd; stag;

Sentences examples with 主

  • 这本书主要讲了些什么?
    Zhè běn shū zhǔyào jiǎngle xiē shénme?
  • 你有什么好主意,说来听听。
    Nǐ yǒu shé me hǎo zhǔyì, shuō lái tīng tīng.
  • 内容是最主要的,其次才是形式。
    Nèiróng shì zuì zhǔyào de, qícì cái shì xíngshì.
  • 我喜欢这个城市主要是因为这里的人非
    Wǒ xǐhuān zhège chéngshì zhǔyào shi yīnwèi zhèlǐ de rén fēi

Words containing 主, by HSK level