Chinese symbol for “esteem”
尊重
zūn zhòng
to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value
The closest CC-CEDICT match for esteem is 尊重 (zūn zhòng), defined as: to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “esteem”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 推崇 | tuī chóng | to esteem; to think highly of |
| 敬佩 | jìng pèi | to esteem; to admire |
| 尊敬 | zūn jìng | to respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) |
| 敬意 | jìng yì | respect; esteem; high regard |
| 尚 | shàng | still; yet |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 尊重.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant; major |
| 严重 (嚴重) | yán zhòng | grave; serious; severe; critical |
| 重点 (重點) | chóng diǎn | to recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate |
See also: Japanese symbol for “esteem”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.