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主 — stroke order

zhǔ
ㄓㄨˇ
Meaning
to own
Strokes
5
Radical
丶
Practise 主 in the full tool →

Watch how to write 主 (zhǔ) stroke by stroke. 主 has 5 strokes and means “to own”. It appears in common words such as 主題 (theme) and 主角 (leading role). The animation follows the correct Chinese stroke order inside a 米字格 practice grid — tap the cell or the ↺ button to replay it.

Common words with 主

The most common words that use 主 — tap any word to draw it stroke by stroke in the full tool.

主題zhǔtítheme主角zhǔjuéleading role地主dìzhǔlandlord公主gōngzhǔprincess主要zhǔyàomain主持人zhǔchírénTV or radio presenter

How 主 is written

Radical
丶
Components
丶 + 王
Formation
Pictographic — A lamp 王 with a flame 丶.

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