主 · zhǔ · owner
Learn the Chinese character 主 with its source-linked HSK 3 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 主.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 主
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 主.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 主要zhǔyàomain
- 主意zhǔyiplan
- 车主chēzhǔvehicle owner
- 主持zhǔchíto take charge of
- 主动zhǔdòngto take the initiative
- 主观zhǔguānsubjective
- 主人zhǔrénmaster
- 主任zhǔrèndirector
- 主食zhǔshístaple food
- 主题zhǔtítheme
- 主席zhǔxíchairperson
- 公主gōngzhǔprincess
- 民主mínzhǔdemocracy
- 主办zhǔbànto organize
- 主播zhǔbō(news) anchor
- 主导zhǔdǎoleading
- 主管zhǔguǎnin charge
- 主角zhǔjuéleading role
- 主流zhǔliúmain stream (of a river)
- 主演zhǔyǎnto play the leading role
- 主张zhǔzhāngto advocate
- 不由自主bùyóuzìzhǔ(idiom) can't help but
- 东道主dōngdàozhǔhost
- 雇主gùzhǔemployer
- 社会主义shèhuì zhǔyìsocialism
- 主编zhǔbiāneditor in chief
- 主打zhǔdǎprincipal
- 主力zhǔlìmain force
- 主权zhǔquánsovereignty
- 主人公zhǔréngōnghero (of a novel or film)
- 主体zhǔtǐmain part
- 主题曲zhǔtíqǔtheme song
- 主页zhǔyèhome page
- 主义zhǔyì-ism
- 主宰zhǔzǎito dominate
- 资本主义zīběn zhǔyìcapitalism
- 自主zìzhǔto act independently
- 做主zuòzhǔHSK 7-9 syllabus word
Real usage
Example sentences with 主
Published HSK 3 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 3 course context containing 主 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 主
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 主 mean in Chinese?
主 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: owner.
How do you pronounce 主?
主 is shown as zhǔ.
Is 主 an HSK 3 character?
Yes. 主 is HSK 3 recognition character #280.
Can I practise writing 主?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 3 recognition
- HSK 3 writing inventory
- 38 linked HSK words
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 3 recognition character #280.
- Writing scope: HSK 3 writing inventory.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.