尊 (zūn): senior, of a senior generation, to honor
尊 (zūn) is a Chinese character meaning “senior.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 酋 (structural) and 寸 (structural). It ranks #1132 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 尊 a hand 寸 making an offering of wine 酋. Its radical form 寸 (inch) appears in many related characters such as 对 (duì, right), 封 (fēng, to confer), 导 (dǎo, to transmit).
Definitions
- senior
- of a senior generation
- to honor
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA hand 寸 making an offering of wine 酋
Decomposition: ⿱酋寸 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 尊
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尊严adjective | zūn yán | dignity |
| 自尊noun | zì zūn | self-respect |
| 尊贵adjective | zūn guì | respected |
| 自尊心noun | zì zūn xīn | self-respect |
| 令尊noun | lìng zūn | Your esteemed father (honorific) |
| 尊崇verb | zūn chóng | to revere |
| 尊长noun | zūn zhǎng | one's superior |
| 尊称noun | zūn chēng | to address sb deferentially |
| 妄自尊大phrase | wàng zì zūn dà | ridiculous self-importance (idiom) |
| 屈尊verb | qū zūn | to condescend |
| 养尊处优phrase | yǎng zūn chǔ yōu | to live like a prince (idiom) |
| 尊容noun | zūn róng | august countenance |
| 尊荣adjective | zūn róng | honor and glory |
| 独尊verb | dú zūn | to revere as sole orthodoxy |
| 定于一尊phrase | dìng yú yī zūn | (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct |
尊 appears in 62 compound words: 48 as the first character, 26 as the last, and 26 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 尊 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (15)
well-off and respected (idiom); to be content with one's wealth and position
to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
male domination and female subordination; male chauvinism; treatment of females as inferior to males
to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
male domination and female subordination; male chauvinism; treatment of females as inferior to males
Showing 12 of 15 idioms containing 尊.
Example Sentences
这个尊字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gě zūn zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
The character "尊" carries different meanings in classical Chinese.
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唐氏综合征孩子可生么?伦理上尊重生命但需评估现实条件吗
táng shì zèng gě zhēng hái zǐ kě shēng má ? lún lǐ shàng zūn chóng shēng mìng dàn xū píng gū xiàn shí tiáo jiàn ma
Can I have a child with Down syndrome? Is it ethically respectful of life but needs to be evaluated in real conditions?
...手袭伊朗 中国外交部:伊朗主权、安全应获尊重
. . . shǒu xí yī lǎng zhōng guó wài jiāo bù : yī lǎng zhǔ quán , ān quán yīng huò zūn chóng
... Hand attack on Iran Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Iran's sovereignty and security should be respected
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. . . guǎng dōng dēng dǐng quán guó zuì ài fā hóng bāo shěng fèn ; 鸿 méng zhì háng zūn jiè S U V wěi zhuāng chē pù guāng ; yuè zhī àn miàn chéng guó nèi zuì . . .
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外交部长:要用尊重的语言与伊朗人民对话
wài jiāo bù cháng : yāo yòng zūn chóng de yǔ yán yǔ yī lǎng rén mín duì huà
Foreign Minister: We must dialogue with the Iranian people in respectful language
他的谦逊值得尊敬。
Tā de qiānxùn zhíde zūnjìng.
His modesty is worth respecting.
年轻人应该尊敬老人。
Niánqīngrén yīnggāi zūnjìng lǎorén.
The young should respect the old.
了解他的人都尊重他。
Liǎojiě tā de rén dōu zūnzhòng tā.
Whoever knows him well respects him.
英国人很尊重法序和秩序。
Yīngguórén hěn zūnzhòng fǎ xù hé zhìxù.
The British have a lot of respect for law and order.
Character Family
Homophones — Characters pronounced zūn
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