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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
主張 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)
主張 ＝ 主 ＋ 張
ㄓㄨˇ ㄓㄤ · zhǔzhāng
verb — to advocate; to maintain (a position); noun — position; stance; claim

字源 FORM — what the parts do

主master; main (主要)zhǔa lamp stand with a flame — the light that anchors the space
張to stretch; to open (張開)zhāng弓 (bow) + 長 (long) — stretching a long bow to its full length
主張，主要的主，張開的張。
關 · Related
立場lìchǎngstandpoint/position — the spatial metaphor for 主張倡議chàngyìto propose/initiative — the more formal or collective advocacy