U+4E3B "主" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
主
U+4E3B "主" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a logograph used in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages. It primarily carries the core meanings of "lord," "master," "host," or "owner," and by extension can denote something that is primary, main, or principal. Etymologically, it depicts a lamp or torch with a flame, symbolizing a source of light or guidance, which culturally represents authority, leadership, or the central figure in a household or group. In modern usage, it appears in common compounds such as 主人 (master/host), 主要 (main/essential), and 主义 (doctrine or principle).
General Properties
| Code Point | U+4E3B |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| Block | CJK Unified Ideographs |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 主 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 主 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE4 0xB8 0xBB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x4E3B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00004E3B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u4e3b |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | A544 |
| kCCCII | 213039 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-4564 |
| kCNS1992 | 1-4564 |
| kCangjie | YG |
| kCantonese | zyu2 |
| kCihaiT | 45.201 |
| kCowles | 328 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0163.010 |
| kDefinition | master, chief owner; host; lord |
| kEACC | 213039 |
| kFanqie | 之庾 |
| kFenn | 81B |
| kFennIndex | 94.01 94.09 95.01 |
| kFourCornerCode | 0010.4 |
| kGB0 | 5487 |
| kGB1 | 5487 |
| kGradeLevel | 2 |
| kGSR | 0129a |
| kHangul | 주:0E |
| kHanYu | 10044.030 |
| kHanyuPinlu | zhǔ(6884) |
| kHanyuPinyin | 10044.030:zhǔ,zhù |
| kHKGlyph | 0025 |
| kIICore | AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0163.010 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 10044.030 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0080.200 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-5677 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-A544 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-3C67 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-E9DB |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-712B |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-4564 |
| kIRG_VSource | V1-4A3A |
| kJapanese | シュ ス ぬし おも あるじ おもに おもな つかさどる |
| kJoyoKanji | 2010 |
| kKoreanEducationHanja | 2007 |
| kTGH | 2013:300 |
| kJapaneseKun | NUSHI OMO ARUJI |
| kJapaneseOn | SHU SU |
| kJis0 | 2871 |
| kKangXi | 0080.200 |
| kKorean | CWU |
| kLau | 1569 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 0031 |
| kMandarin | zhǔ |
| kMatthews | 1336 |
| kMeyerWempe | 350 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ006362 MJ006362:E0102 MJ006363:E0103 |
| kMorohashi | 00100:E0103 |
| kNelson | 0285 |
| kPhonetic | 263 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+2323+3.1.4 C+2323+96.4.1 V+13812+8.2.3 V+13812+32.3.2 |
| kRSUnicode | 3.4 |
| kSBGY | 263.19 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 6.21 423.07 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | zhǔ粵zyu2 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 0031 |
| kTang | *jiǒ jiǒ |
| kTGHZ2013 | 484.160:zhǔ |
| kTotalStrokes | 5 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kVietnamese | chúa |
| kXerox | 241:305 |
| kXHC1983 | 1510.020:zhǔ |