Read Edit View history 主 zhǔ HSK2 master Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a memorial tablet used for spiritual rituals, similar to 示. Pinyin Separate values with commas zhǔ × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 主 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 447, 815 ], [ 544, 753 ], [ 573, 710 ] ], [ [ 279, 542 ], [ 319, 534 ], [ 392, 538 ], [ 692, 599 ], [ 751, 600 ] ], [ [ 303, 307 ], [ 358, 298 ], [ 507, 322 ], [ 638, 354 ], [ 696, 354 ] ], [ [ 482, 528 ], [ 521, 497 ], [ 514, 140 ], [ 492, 117 ] ], [ [ 118, 68 ], [ 187, 46 ], [ 422, 79 ], [ 850, 115 ], [ 893, 106 ], [ 952, 83 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 476 759 Q 504 734 536 702 Q 554 686 575 686 Q 590 687 596 705 Q 602 724 590 764 Q 578 798 469 823 Q 448 827 440 824 Q 433 818 436 801 Q 440 786 476 759 Z", "M 536 539 Q 605 552 679 565 Q 748 578 758 588 Q 768 597 763 606 Q 756 619 723 629 Q 693 635 591 606 Q 432 564 289 553 Q 247 549 276 528 Q 318 504 404 515 Q 437 521 474 528 L 536 539 Z", "M 549 308 Q 696 338 702 343 Q 712 350 707 360 Q 700 372 670 380 Q 643 386 552 358 L 488 342 Q 482 342 476 340 Q 400 324 311 317 Q 274 313 300 294 Q 337 267 399 281 Q 442 288 488 296 L 549 308 Z", "M 541 114 Q 545 219 549 308 L 552 358 Q 553 440 559 485 Q 569 515 536 539 C 513 558 465 556 474 528 Q 489 497 488 342 L 488 296 Q 487 220 486 108 C 486 78 540 84 541 114 Z", "M 486 108 Q 365 99 302 91 Q 229 81 121 82 Q 105 82 104 69 Q 103 56 123 39 Q 142 24 177 11 Q 189 7 209 15 Q 255 30 410 51 Q 465 58 528 63 Q 585 66 638 70 Q 773 83 931 66 Q 958 62 965 72 Q 974 87 960 100 Q 927 131 879 154 Q 863 161 833 153 Q 760 138 686 129 Q 598 122 541 114 L 486 108 Z" ] } 5 strokes 主 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 441, 817 ], [ 537, 760 ], [ 587, 696 ] ], [ [ 271, 544 ], [ 355, 535 ], [ 760, 599 ] ], [ [ 297, 307 ], [ 393, 302 ], [ 700, 364 ] ], [ [ 480, 535 ], [ 521, 497 ], [ 512, 100 ] ], [ [ 112, 75 ], [ 187, 47 ], [ 853, 115 ], [ 964, 87 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M476,759C495,744 514,723 536,702C547,691 561,686 575,686C585,687 592,693 596,705C600,718 598,738 590,764C582,787 541,807 469,823C455,827 444,827 440,824C434,821 433,813 436,801C438,791 452,778 476,759Z", "M536,539C582,548 629,556 679,565C725,574 751,582 758,588C764,595 766,600 763,606C758,615 745,624 723,629C703,634 659,625 591,606C485,578 384,561 289,553C261,551 255,541 276,528C303,511 346,507 404,515C426,519 449,524 474,528C515,535 515,535 536,539Z", "M549,308C647,328 697,340 702,343C708,348 710,354 707,360C702,369 690,376 670,380C652,385 612,374 551,358C509,347 509,347 488,342C454,334 370,323 311,317C286,315 282,307 300,294C324,276 357,271 399,279C427,285 473,294 488,296C529,304 529,304 549,308Z", "M541,114C543,184 546,249 549,308C550,341 550,341 551,358C552,407 554,465 559,485C563,506 558,523 536,539C519,552 466,547 474,528C484,508 488,446 488,342C488,311 488,311 488,296C488,246 486,183 486,108C486,90 541,96 541,114Z", "M486,108C405,100 350,96 302,91C253,87 193,82 121,82C110,83 104,78 104,69C103,61 109,51 123,39C135,29 153,20 177,11C184,9 195,11 209,15C239,26 306,38 410,51C446,56 589,70 638,72C728,77 825,78 931,66C949,64 960,66 965,72C971,82 969,92 960,100C938,121 911,139 879,154C868,159 853,158 833,153C784,143 730,134 686,129C662,127 564,117 541,114C504,110 504,110 486,108Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.