尊 - zūn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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尊

zūn

Definition

senior
of a senior generation
to honor
to respect
honorific
classifier (for cannons and statues)
measure word
ancient wine vessel

Character Decomposition

Compounds (10)

蹲

dūn

to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere)

遵

zūn

to observe; to obey; to follow; to comply with

樽

zūn

goblet; bottle; wine-jar

butt end of spear

trout; barbel; Taiwan pr. [zun4]

僔

zǔn

to congregate; to crowd

墫

zūn

goblet; bottle; wine-jar

撙

zǔn

to reduce or cut down on; to rein in; to restrain

talk together

goblet; bottle; wine-jar

Related words (45)

尊嚴

zūn yán

dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty

尊親

zūn qīn

(honorific) your parent

尊從

zūn cóng

to obey; to observe; to follow

尊公

zūn gōng

(honorific) your father

seniors and juniors

honorific title; form of address reserved for a queen, ancestor, emperor etc

尊君

zūn jūn

(honorific) your father

尊命

zūn mìng

your order (honorific)

尊堂

zūn táng

(honorific) your mother

尊奉

zūn fèng

worship; to revere; to venerate

尊容

zūn róng

august countenance; your face (usually mocking)

尊尚

zūn shàng

to value highly; to hold up sth as a model

尊崇

zūn chóng

to revere; to admire; to honor; to venerate

revered master

(honorific) your respected opinion; What do you think, your majesty?

尊敬

zūn jìng

to respect; to revere

尊稱

zūn chēng

to address sb deferentially; title; honorific

尊翁

zūn wēng

(honorific) your father

respect the aged

honored sir (a person of higher status or seniority, or a Buddhist monk)

honor and glory

respected; respectable; honorable

尊重

zūn zhòng

to respect; respect; to revere; to value; to esteem; to honor; serious; proper

尊長

zūn zhǎng

one's superior; one's elders and betters

尊駕

zūn jià

(lit.) your honored carriage; your highness; honored Sir (also sarcastic); you

trout

title of a Daoist priest; revered master

尊師貴道

zūn shī guì dào

to revere the master and his teaching

尊老愛幼

zūn lǎo ài yòu

respect the old and cherish the young

尊賢使能

zūn xián shǐ néng

to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius)

尊賢愛物

zūn xián ài wù

to honor the wise and love the people; respecting noble talent while protecting the common people

屈尊

qū zūn

to condescend; to deign

teacher; master

aged and respected; senior

推尊

tuī zūn

to esteem; to revere; to think highly of sb

獨尊

dú zūn

to revere as sole orthodoxy; to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc); to be dominant

自尊

zì zūn

self-respect; self-esteem; ego; pride

追尊

zhuī zūn

posthumous honorific name

respectable

self-respect; self-esteem; ego

令尊令堂

lìng zūn lìng táng

(honorific) your parents

免開尊口

miǎn kāi zūn kǒu

keep your thoughts to yourself

威尊命賤

wēi zūn mìng jiàn

orders weightier than life

屈尊俯就

qū zūn fǔ jiù

to condescend; condescending; patronizing

識才尊賢

shí cái zūn xián

to recognize talent and have great respect for it

Idioms (6)

養尊處優

yǎng zūn chǔ yōu

to live like a prince (idiom)

妄自尊大

wàng zì zūn dà

ridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance

安富尊榮

ān fù zūn róng

well-off and respected (idiom); to be content with one's wealth and position

敝屣尊榮

bì xǐ zūn róng

to care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom)

敬老尊賢

jìng lǎo zūn xián

to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good

男尊女卑

nán zūn nǚ bēi

to regard men as superior to women (idiom)

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