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主意 (zhǔ yi): meaning and stroke order

主意 (zhǔ yi) means plan, idea, decision, 个, Beijing pr..

主意

Simplified
主意
Traditional
主意 (same form)
Pinyin
zhǔ yi

Stroke order of 主意

主

  • zhǔ owner; master
  • 5 strokes

Stroke by stroke

意

  • Yì Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
  • yì idea; meaning
  • 13 strokes

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 主意

  1. zhǔ yi
    • plan
    • idea
    • decision
    • CL:個|个[ge4]
    • Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]

Radicals of the characters

主
Radical 丶 (Kangxi radical 3) · 5 strokes · 丶 on top, 王 below
意
Radical 心 (Kangxi radical 61) · 13 strokes · 音 on top, 心 below

Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.

主意 in our stories

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  • 有大臣出了个主意：从三面放火烧山，介子推是孝子，一定会背着母亲从另一面出来。

    yǒu dàchén chū le gè zhǔyi cóng sān miàn fànghuǒ shāo shān Jiè Zǐtuī shì xiàozǐ yídìng huì bēi zhe mǔqīn cóng lìng yí miàn chūlai

    A minister suggested setting fire to the mountain on three sides: Jie Zitui was a devoted son and would surely carry his mother out the fourth.

    From the story Cold Food Day and Qingming HSK 7–9 · Level 7

Stories using 主意

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).