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主zhǔowner
丶dot · zhǔ
王king · wáng
Memory aidThe dot 丶 on top was once the flame of a lamp: the main one, the master.
办bànto take care of; to deal with
力strength · lìMeaning part
八eight · bāSound part
力 hints at the meaning (strength); 八 (bā) hints at the sound. Compare it with bàn.
Memory aidSimplified from 辦: strength 力 with work on both sides: to handle, to get done.
How to write 主办
主 5 strokes · 办 4 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 主办 (zhǔbàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
主办 (zhǔbàn) means “to host” or “to organise (an event)”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhǔbàn: zhǔ with a 3rd tone, then bàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 主办 is written 主辦. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhuban with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 主办 from the suggestions. Typing zhuban into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
主办 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
主zhǔ3rd tone, dipping
办bàn4th tone, falling
