Chinese symbol for “sanctity”
尊严
zūn yán
Traditional: 尊嚴
dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sanctity is 尊严 (zūn yán), defined as: dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 尊严.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尊重 | zūn zhòng | to esteem; to respect |
| 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 |
| 严重 (嚴重) | yán zhòng | grave; serious; severe; critical |
| 严格 (嚴格) | yán gé | strict; stringent; tight; rigorous |
| 严肃 (嚴肅) | yán sù | (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious; (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sanctity”.
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.