zhǔ
master
Original meaning:
deity
Pictograph of a memorial tablet used for spiritual rituals, similar to 示.
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
zhǔ
master, chief owner; host; lord; owner; master; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games)
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