遵 — Chinese character
遵
zūn
to follow, to comply with; to honor
- Pinyin
- zūn
- Radical
- 162 ⾡ (Walk)
- Strokes
- 15
- Components
- 辶 尊
- Formation
- ideographic — To follow 辶 or honor 尊 someone; 尊 also provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 遵 as a kanji
Common words with 遵
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遵守 | zūn shǒu | to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement) |
| 遵循 | zūn xún | to follow; to abide by; to comply with |
| 遵照 | zūn zhào | in accordance with; to follow (the rules) |
| 遵从 (遵從) | zūn cóng | to comply with; to follow (directives); to defer to (the judgment of superiors) |
| 遵行 | zūn xíng | to follow; to obey |
| 遵命 | zūn mìng | to follow your orders; to do as you bid |
| 遵奉 | zūn fèng | to conform; to obey faithfully |
| 遵旨 | zūn zhǐ | to obey the Emperor's decree; at your Imperial majesty's command |
| 遵令 | zūn lìng | to obey orders |
| 凛遵 (凜遵) | lǐn zūn | to strictly abide by |
| 恪遵 | kè zūn | to scrupulously observe (rules, traditions etc) |
| 遵时养晦 (遵時養晦) | zūn shí yǎng huì | to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom) |
遵 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 3 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
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