一家之主 yījiāzhīzhǔ head of the family Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 一家 yījiā noun the whole family the entire family; all members of a household之 zhī particle [possessive] Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.主 zhǔ noun owner (bound form) owner; master; host; person or party concerned