尊

zūn

z+ūn·1st tone

senior · of a senior generation

Radical: 寸 Strokes: 12

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

对射封将导寿寻寸寺尉

Same radical

对射封将导寿寻寸寺尉

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Character Decomposition

尊=酋+寸

Etymology

A hand 寸 making an offering of wine 酋

Meanings

senior

of a senior generation

to honor

to respect

honorific

classifier for cannons and statues

ancient wine vessel

zūn

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Words with 尊 277 total

aged and respected; senior年尊nián zūn teacher · master师尊shī zūn to condescend · to deign屈尊qū zūn Your esteemed father (honorific)令尊lìng zūn World Honored One · Revered One of the World (Buddha)世尊shì zūn (honorific appellation of a deity)天尊tiān zūn

Idioms with 尊 44 total Chain

well-off and respected (idiom) · to be content with one's wealth and position安富尊荣ān fù zūn róng (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct · to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority定于一尊dìng yú yī zūn

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