主 zhǔ owner; master; host
Made up of [丶 zhǔ dot radical 3, 王 yù jade radical 96]Used as component 主 in :驻 zhù
Made with 5 strokes.
Ancient picture was of a lighted torch this has now changed to be associated with 'jade' as this is a prized treasure it implies ownership and mastery. Or it might be that Zhu (monarch) gives the phonetic.
Related characters
Also uses 丶 zhǔ component: 白 bái (bright) 半 bàn (half) ; 冰 bīng (ice) ; 弟 dì (younger brother) ; 兑 duì (to cash) ; 丽 lì (beautiful) ; 良 liáng (good) ; 令 lìng (to order) ; 铺 pù (store) ; 勺 sháo (spoon) ; 术 shù (method) ; 苏 sū (revive) ; 太 tài (too) ; 往 wǎng (towards) ; 为 wèi (do) ; 乌 wū (crow) ; 义 yì (justice) ; 尤 yóu (outstanding) ; 玉 yù (jade) ; 州 zhōu (prefecture) ; 住 zhù (to live) ; 自 zì (from)
Also uses 王 yù component: 理 lǐ (texture) 球 qiú (ball) ; 全 quán (all) ; 闰 rùn (leap) ; 玩 wán (toy) ; 现 xiàn (to appear) ; 住 zhù (to live)
Sounds same
丶 zhǔ (dot) ; 煮 zhǔ (to cook)Different tone
猪 zhū (hog) ; 竹 zhú (bamboo) ; ⺮ zhú (bamboo) ; 住 zhù (to live) ; 驻 zhù (to halt)Pronunciation
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