主 zhǔ
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 丶 — dot
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
主张
zhǔzhāng
to support; position
Characters in this word
张 zhāng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 弓 — bow
- Made of
- 弓 bow 长 long, lasting
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我主张早睡。 Wǒ zhǔ zhāng zǎo shuì. I support going to bed early.
- 他有主张。 Tā yǒu zhǔ zhāng. He has his own position.
- 大家主张走路。 Dà jiā zhǔ zhāng zǒu lù. Everyone supports walking.
Related words
- 主人 zhǔrén host; owner
- 主要 zhǔyào main; mainly
- 主持 zhǔchí to host; to lead
- 主动 zhǔdòng active; on one's own initiative
- 主任 zhǔrèn department head
- 主意 zhǔyi idea
- 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