HSK 2 · Right & real
主要
zhǔ yào
main; mainly
Stroke order of 主要
2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
主 · 5 strokes要 · 9 strokes
Memory trick
A lamp's flame '丶' above the king '王' is what the woman '女' wants most: main.
Parts: 主 master (丶 flame + 王) + 要 want; important (覀 + 女 woman)
The characters in 主要
- 要 yào — to want; will (9 strokes)
Example sentence
我来这里主要是为了学汉语。
I came here mainly to study Chinese.