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主 = 亠 + 土

主 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “master”. It is built from 亠 (head) and 土 (soil). It appears as a component in 24 other characters in this index.

Keyword
master
Pinyin (Mandarin)
zhǔ
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
master, chief owner, главный владелец, мастер, chief owner
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
主 lord

Decomposition

ids

  1. 亠 head
  2. 土 soil

Characters that contain 主

How to find 主 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “head” + “soil”. 主 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 主 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.