Chinese Character Wiki
主

zhǔ

master

Original meaning: 

deity

Pictograph of a memorial tablet used for spiritual rituals, similar to 示.

Evolution

主 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
主 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
主 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
主 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

主  

zhǔ

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

Most common words with 主
Freq.
Word
Meaning

主要

main

主意

plan

主

owner

主人

master

主题

theme

Component uses

Sound component in 11 characters (3 verified)

住 注 註 駐 驻 柱 蛀 拄 炷 麈 疰

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*toʔ

tsyuX

zhǔ

master; host


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 91.0460% of movies

274th most common character in movies

87th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

5

Unicode

U+4E3B

Shuowen

“主，鐙中火主也。从凵土，象形；从丶，丶亦聲。”


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