尊 — Chinese character
尊
zūn
to honor, to respect, to venerate
- Pinyin
- zūn
- Radical
- 41 ⼨ (Inch)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 酋 寸
- Formation
- ideographic — A hand 寸 making an offering of wine 酋
- Japanese
- 尊 as a kanji
Common words with 尊
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尊重 | zūn zhòng | to esteem; to respect |
| 尊严 (尊嚴) | zūn yán | dignity; sanctity |
| 尊敬 | zūn jìng | to respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) |
| 至尊 | zhì zūn | the most honorable; the most respected |
| 自尊 | zì zūn | self-respect; self-esteem |
| 尊贵 (尊貴) | zūn guì | respected; respectable |
| 自尊心 | zì zūn xīn | self-respect; self-esteem |
| 尊崇 | zūn chóng | to revere; to admire |
| 尊称 (尊稱) | zūn chēng | to address sb deferentially; title |
| 尊者 | zūn zhě | honored sir (a person of higher status or seniority, or a Buddhist monk) |
| 令尊 | lìng zūn | Your esteemed father (honorific) |
| 师尊 (師尊) | shī zūn | teacher; master |
English words written with 尊
尊 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · Analects 3 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 24 · Zhuangzi 29 · Doctrine of the Mean 12
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 51
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 62
- Analects 19.3
- Analects 20.2
- Hexagram 29
- Mencius 1B.7
- Mencius 2A.4
- Mencius 2A.5
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