主 zhǔ
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 丶 — dot
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
主宰
zhǔzǎi
to dominate; to rule; dominant force
Characters in this word
宰 zǎi
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 辛 bitter
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 季风常年主宰着这片海域的气候变化。 Jìfēng chángnián zhǔzǎi zhe zhè piàn hǎiyù de qìhòu biànhuà. The monsoon governs the climate changes of this sea area all year round.
- 很多时候，我们的情绪主宰了我们做决定。 Hěn duō shíhou, wǒmen de qíngxù zhǔzǎi le wǒmen zuò juédìng. Very often our emotions dominate the decisions we make.
- 他从小立志要做自己命运的主宰。 Tā cóngxiǎo lìzhì yào zuò zìjǐ mìngyùn de zhǔzǎi. From childhood he resolved to be the master of his own destiny.
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