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主 — owner; master; host

owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord

Pinyin
zhǔ
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

How to write 主: 5 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

主 — 5 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 主 in the HSK syllabus: 38

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 主要zhǔyàomain; principal; major; primaryHSK 3
  2. 主意zhǔyiplan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]HSK 4
  3. 车主chēzhǔvehicle ownerHSK 5
  4. 主持zhǔchíto take charge of; to manage or directHSK 5
  5. 主动zhǔdòngto take the initiativeHSK 5
  6. 主观zhǔguānsubjectiveHSK 5
  7. 主人zhǔrénowner; host; masterHSK 5
  8. 主任zhǔrèndirector; headHSK 5
  9. 主食zhǔshístaple foodHSK 5
  10. 主题zhǔtítheme; subjectHSK 5
  11. 主席zhǔxíchairperson; premier; chairmanHSK 5
  12. 公主gōngzhǔprincessHSK 6
  13. 民主mínzhǔdemocracy; democraticHSK 6
  14. 主办zhǔbànto organize; to hostHSK 6
  15. 主播zhǔbōanchor; host; streamerHSK 6
  16. 主导zhǔdǎoleading; dominant; prevailing; to lead; to directHSK 6
  17. 主管zhǔguǎnin charge; responsible for; person in chargeHSK 6
  18. 主角zhǔjuéleading role; lead; protagonistHSK 6
  19. 主流zhǔliúmain stream; fig. the essential pointHSK 6
  20. 主演zhǔyǎnto play the leading role; to star; lead actorHSK 6
  21. 主张zhǔzhāngto advocate; to stand for; view; position; standHSK 6
  22. 不由自主bùyóuzìzhǔcan't help but; involuntarilyHSK 7–9
  23. 东道主dōngdàozhǔhost; official hostHSK 7–9
  24. 雇主gùzhǔemployerHSK 7–9
  25. 社会主义shèhuì zhǔyìsocialismHSK 7–9
  26. 主编zhǔbiāneditor in chiefHSK 7–9
  27. 主打zhǔdǎprincipal; main; flagship; titleHSK 7–9
  28. 主力zhǔlìmain force; main strength of an armyHSK 7–9
  29. 主权zhǔquánsovereigntyHSK 7–9
  30. 主人公zhǔréngōnghero; main protagonistHSK 7–9
  31. 主体zhǔtǐmain part; bulk; body; subject; agentHSK 7–9
  32. 主题曲zhǔtíqǔtheme songHSK 7–9
  33. 主页zhǔyèhome pageHSK 7–9
  34. 主义zhǔyì-ism; ideologyHSK 7–9
  35. 主宰zhǔzǎito dominate; to rule; to dictate; masterHSK 7–9
  36. 资本主义zīběn zhǔyìcapitalismHSK 7–9
  37. 自主zìzhǔto act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairsHSK 7–9
  38. 做主zuòzhǔ—HSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.