尊

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senior; of a senior generation; to honor; to respect; honorific; classifier for cannons and statues; ancient wine vessel

12 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,240 U+5C0A

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A hand 寸 making an offering of wine 酋

components: 酋寸

venerate · Heisig RSH #1129

酋 chieftain + glue

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 尊 as their sound component

These characters all use 尊 (zūn) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
尊 sound component	zūn	to honor, to respect, to venerate
蹲	dūn	to squat, to crouch
鳟	zūn	barbel
撙	zǔn	to cut down, to reduce, to regulate; to rein in spending

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
自尊心	zì zūn xīn	self-respect; self-esteem; ego
定于一尊	dìng yú yī zūn	(idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct; to regard a source (or…
尊师贵道	zūn shī guì dào	to revere the master and his teaching
免开尊口	miǎn kāi zūn kǒu	keep your thoughts to yourself
天尊	tiān zūn	(honorific appellation of a deity)
自尊	zì zūn	self-respect; self-esteem; ego; pride
尊公	zūn gōng	(honorific) your father
尊长	zūn zhǎng	one's superior; one's elders and betters
尊老	zūn lǎo	respect the aged
尊重	zūn zhòng	to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper
本尊	běn zūn	(Buddhism) yidam (one's chosen meditational deity); the principal object of worship on a B…
尊者	zūn zhě	honored sir (a person of higher status or seniority, or a Buddhist monk)
年尊	nián zūn	aged and respected; senior
尊意	zūn yì	(honorific) your respected opinion; What do you think, your majesty?
尊鱼	zūn yú	trout
安富尊荣	ān fù zūn róng	well-off and respected (idiom); to be content with one's wealth and position
世尊	shì zūn	World Honored One; Revered One of the World (Buddha)
尊号	zūn hào	honorific title; form of address reserved for a queen, ancestor, emperor etc
令尊令堂	lìng zūn lìng táng	(honorific) your parents
尊贤爱物	zūn xián ài wù	to honor the wise and love the people; respecting noble talent while protecting the common…