主 zhǔ
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 丶 — dot
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
主人公
zhǔréngōng
protagonist; main character
Characters in this word
人 rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
公 gōng
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 八 — eight
- Made of
- 八 eight 厶 private, secret
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 小说的主人公并不是传统意义上的英雄，而是一个在妥协中不断觉醒的普通人。 Xiǎoshuō de zhǔréngōng bìng bú shì chuántǒng yìyì shàng de yīngxióng, ér shì yí ge zài tuǒxié zhōng búduàn juéxǐng de pǔtōng rén. The novel's protagonist is not a hero in the traditional sense, but an ordinary person who gradually awakens through compromise.
- 这部电影的主人公是一个普通的出租车司机。 Zhè bù diànyǐng de zhǔréngōng shì yí ge pǔtōng de chūzūchē sījī. The protagonist of this movie is an ordinary taxi driver.
- 小女儿总把自己想象成童话故事里的主人公。 Xiǎo nǚ'ér zǒng bǎ zìjǐ xiǎngxiàng chéng tónghuà gùshi lǐ de zhǔréngōng. The youngest daughter always imagines herself as the protagonist of a fairy tale.
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
- 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