主

zhǔ

master, chief owner; host; lord

How to write 主, stroke by stroke

owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games)

Pictographic: A lamp 王 with a flame 丶

Made of 丶 + 王

主意zhǔ yiplan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]
公主gōng zhǔprincess
主人zhǔ rénmaster; host; owner
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
主演zhǔ yǎnto play the leading role; to star; lead actor
主席zhǔ xíchairperson; premier; chairman
主任zhǔ rèndirector; head
主管zhǔ guǎnin charge; responsible for; person in charge; manager
主题zhǔ títheme; subject
民主mín zhǔdemocracy; democratic
主动zhǔ dòngto take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被动; drive (of gears and shafts etc)
主教zhǔ jiàobishop

真是个好主意！
zhēn shì gè hǎo zhǔ yì ！
That's a good idea!
你才是自己命运的主人。
nǐ cái shì zì jǐ mìng yùn de zhǔ rén 。
You are the master of your own destiny.
这个计划的主要目的是甚么？
zhè ge jì huà de zhǔ yào mù dì shì shèn me ？
What is the central aim of this plan?
事实上他并不是主管。
shì shí shàng tā bìng bú shì zhǔ guǎn 。
He is actually not the manager.
我们选了他当主席。
wǒ men xuǎn le tā dāng zhǔ xí 。
We elected him chairman.