主 zhǔ
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 丶 — dot
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
主持
zhǔchí
to host; to lead
Characters in this word
持 chí
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 寺 court, office
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他主持会议。 Tā zhǔchí huìyì. He leads the meeting.
- 老师主持活动。 Lǎoshī zhǔchí huódòng. The teacher hosts the activity.
- 谁来主持？ Shéi lái zhǔchí? Who will host it?
Related words
- 主人 zhǔrén host; owner
- 主要 zhǔyào main; mainly
- 主动 zhǔdòng active; on one's own initiative
- 主任 zhǔrèn department head
- 主意 zhǔyi idea
- 主张 zhǔzhāng to support; position
- 自主 zìzhǔ independent
- 主题 zhǔtí topic; theme
- 主席 zhǔxí chairperson
- 车主 chēzhǔ car owner
- 为主 wéizhǔ mainly; as the main thing
- 主办 zhǔbàn to host; to organize