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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.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

尊 zūn
to honor, to respect, to venerate
radical 41 ⼨ · 12 strokes
重 zhòng
heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
radical 166 ⾥ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “esteem”

WordPinyinMeaning
推崇tuī chóngto esteem; to think highly of
敬佩jìng pèito esteem; to admire
尊敬zūn jìngto respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address)
敬意jìng yìrespect; esteem; high regard
尚shàngstill; yet

Related words

Other words that share a character with 尊重.

WordPinyinMeaning
尊严 (尊嚴)zūn yándignity; sanctity
尊敬zūn jìngto respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address)
至尊zhì zūnthe most honorable; the most respected
自尊zì zūnself-respect; self-esteem
尊贵 (尊貴)zūn guìrespected; respectable
重要zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
严重 (嚴重)yán zhònggrave; serious; severe; critical
重点 (重點)chóng diǎnto 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.

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