户主 (hù zhǔ) — head of a household | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

head of a household

Measure word · 位

户主。
Hù kǒu běn shàng bì xū dēng jì hù zhǔ de xìng míng.
The household register must record the name of the head of the household.
户主。
Zhāng xiān sheng shì wǒ men jiā de hù zhǔ.
Mr. Zhang is the head of our household.
，户主。
Zài bàn lǐ hù jí qiān yí shí, hù zhǔ xū yào qīn zì dào chǎng.
When processing household registration transfer, the head of the household must be present in person.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

户hùhousehold

户 points to the household and 主 to its master, together naming the person in charge of it.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 戶; 户 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 戶 is a picture of half of a gate. The simplified 户 is a later shorthand, so its shape should not be read as the original parts.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The old forms that became 主 showed a lamp or torch with a flame at the top; other forms showed wood on fire or a spirit tablet.