---
title: "Zhurengong Meaning: 主人公 (zhǔréngōng) Means “protagonist”"
description: "主人公 (zhǔréngōng) means “protagonist; hero (of a story)”. Hear its tones and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhurengong"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 主人公 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

主人公 zhǔréngōng

## protagonist; hero (of a story)

## Its characters

1. 公 gōng public

## In a sentence

这本小说的主人公是个小女孩。 The protagonist of this novel is a little girl.

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- [别人 biéren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bieren)
- [病人 bìngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingren)
- [成人 chéngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengren)
- [车主 chēzhǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chezhu)
- [创始人 chuàngshǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangshiren)
- [打工人 dǎgōngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagongren)

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