主妇
zhǔfù · HSK 7
housewife
🏠 主妇 = 主 host/main + 妇 woman = the woman who runs the household
主 means host or main one, 妇 means married woman. Together: the main woman of the house, a housewife or hostess. Same 主 as in 主人 host and 主要 main.
主 — flame/lamp on top of a stand 王
Originally a pictograph of a lamp with a flame on top of its stand, representing the lord or master of the household who tended the fire. The meaning extended from 'lamp/host' to 'master, owner, main, principal'. The character 炷 (wick) preserves the original 'lamp' sense.