主任
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
主任 (zhǔrèn) · director
主任 (zhǔrèn) means “director; head”. It is written with 2 characters: 主 (to own) + 任 (to let). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 主任 is built
The characters
主 zhǔ · to own
What 主 is made of
- 丶 — dot
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A lamp 王 with a flame 丶 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
任 rèn · to let
What 任 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 壬rén — 9th heavenly stem
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 士shì — scholar
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 壬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他是我们的班主任。Tā shì wǒmen de bān zhǔrèn.He is our head teacher.
主任今天在办公室吗？Zhǔrèn jīntiān zài bàngōngshì ma?Is the director in the office today?
Questions about 主任
What does 主任 mean?
主任 (zhǔrèn) means “director; head”.
How do you pronounce 主任?
主任 is pronounced zhǔrèn.
Which HSK level is 主任?
主任 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 主人zhǔrénhost
- 主要zhǔyàomain
- 主持zhǔchíto host
- 主动zhǔdòngto take the initiative
- 主意zhǔyiidea
- 主张zhǔzhāngto advocate
- 自主zìzhǔindependent
- 主题zhǔtítheme
- 主席zhǔxíchairman
- 公主gōngzhǔprincess
Learn 主任 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 56: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.