Chinese Character 主 Meanings and components.

Form

主

Meaning

主 meaning^[3] in English

Owner.

Master.

Host.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi^[2] character 主 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'dot' radical in … (丶) , and surname Wang (王)

Its radical^[1] is: 丶 (zhu3) which means: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3), See Also 點|点[Dian3], .丶zhu3'dot' radical …

In cangjie it is written with YG

How to write 主

To write主zhu3owner you should write a combination of 丶zhu3'dot' radical … , 王wang2surname Wang arranged in a + shape:

丶 + 王 = 主

主 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 主 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 主, looks as follow:

主

Pinyin:zhu3 Shape:+

Meaning^[3]: Owner . Master . Host . Individual Or Party Concerned . God . Lord . Main . To Indicate Or Signify . Trump Card (In Card Games)

丶

Pinyin:zhu3

Meaning^[3]: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3) . See Also 點|点[Dian3]

王

Pinyin:wang2

Meaning^[3]: Surname Wang

Notes

[1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical
[2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter
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