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尊 zūn

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尊 zūn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zūn | zun1
English translation
senior
of a senior generation
to honor
to respect
honorific
classifier for cannons and statues
ancient wine vessel
to honor, to respect, to venerate

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About 尊 zūn

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

尊 zūn

Contains the radical

寸 cùn

Part of speech

Isolated measure word / 量词 liàng cí Liàngcí

Learning hint

A hand 寸 cùn making an offering of wine 酋 qiú

Etymology of 尊 zūn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱酋寸

Explanation

Depicts a hand (寸 cùn ) giving an offering to an elder (酋 qiú ) as a sign of respect.

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Example sentences using 尊 zūn

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你 nǐ 肯 kěn 屈 Qū 尊 zūn 陪 péi 我 wǒ 吗 mǎ ?

Would you condescend to accompany me?

在 zài 德国 Dé guó , 中 Zhōng 冬 dōng 时节 shí jié 人们 rén men 尊崇 zūn chóng 非 Fēi 基督教 Jī dū jiào 神 Shén 奥登.

In Germany, people honored pagan god Oden during the mid - winter holiday.

他 tā 因 yīn 年 Nián 高 Gāo 而 ér 特别 tèbié 受人尊敬 zūnjìng .

He was particularly respected for his great age.

那 Nā 个 gè 人 rén 做 zuò 这 zhè 买卖 mǎi mài 赚 zhuàn 了 le 很多钱 Qián , 但 dàn 他 tā 却 què 失去 shīqù 了 le 朋友 péngyou 们 men 对 duì 他 tā 的 de 尊敬 zūnjìng .

The man gained a lot in the business, but he lost the respect of his friends.

唉 āi :可怜 kělián 的 de 庞贝 Páng bèi 人 rén 是 shì 很 hěn 讲 jiǎng 友情 yǒu qíng 的 de ,他们 tā men 很 hěn 尊重 zūnzhòng 有 yǒu 才华 cái huá 的人.

Oh ! The poor Pompeians are very civil - they love to honour merit.

Words with 尊 zūn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
尊重 zūnzhòng to esteem尊重 zūnzhòng
尊敬 zūnjìng to respect尊敬 zūnjìng
尊 zūn senior尊 zūn
尊严 zūnyán dignity尊嚴
自尊 zì zūn ego自尊 zì zūn
尊贵 zūn guì respected尊貴
自尊心 zì zūn xīn self-respect自尊心 zì zūn xīn
令尊 lìng zūn Your esteemed father (honorific)令尊 lìng zūn
天尊 tiān zūn (honorific appellation of a deity)天尊 tiān zūn
尊崇 zūn chóng to revere尊崇 zūn chóng
尊称 zūn chēng title尊稱
独尊 dú zūn to be dominant獨尊
尊驾 zūn jià you尊駕
养尊处优 yǎng zūn chǔ yōu to live like a prince (idiom)養尊處優
尊长 zūn zhǎng one's superior尊長
屈尊 qū zūn to deign屈尊 qū zūn
妄自尊大 wàng zì zūn dà ridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance妄自尊大 wàng zì zūn dà
尊老爱幼 zūn lǎo aì yòu respect the old and cherish the young尊老愛幼
尊容 zūn róng august countenance尊容 zūn róng
尊卑 zūn bēi social ranking尊卑 zūn bēi
尊老 zūn lǎo respect the aged尊老 zūn lǎo
尊师 zūn shī revered master尊師
尊号 zūn hào honorific title尊號
男尊女卑 nán zūn nǚ bēi to regard men as superior to women (idiom)男尊女卑 nán zūn nǚ bēi

尊 zūn Decomposition & Compounds

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尊 zūn Decomposition

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尊 zūn Compounds

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  • 尊 zūn
    • 遵 zūn , 蹲 dūn , 鳟 zūn , 樽 zūn , 鐏, 鱒 zūn , 僔 zǔn , 噂 zǔn , 墫 zūn , 壿 zūn , 撙 zǔn , 燇 jùn , 嶟, 澊, 竴, 繜, 罇, 譐
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