zūn

senior

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

chieftain (酋) + measured hand (寸) = honor and respect

酋 depicts a chief or elder holding a vessel of aged wine, a mark of prestige. 寸 evokes a measured, deliberate hand gesture — together they capture the act of presenting wine with ritual reverence.

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A small unit of measureSemantic
A tribal chiefSemantic

我们要重每一位老人。

wǒ men yào zūn zhòng měi yī wèi lǎo rén。

We should respect every elderly person.

广场上摆着一石像。

guǎng chǎng shàng bǎi zhe yī zūn shí xiàng。

There is a stone statue placed in the square.

Words with 尊

尊鱼

zūn yú

trout

释尊

shì zūn

another name for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼佛|释迦牟尼佛, the historical Buddha

养尊处优

yǎng zūn chǔ yōu

to live like a prince (idiom)

世尊

shì zūn

World Honored One

令尊

lìng zūn

Your esteemed father (honorific)

令尊令堂

lìng zūn lìng táng

(honorific) your parents

免开尊口

miǎn kāi zūn kǒu

keep your thoughts to yourself

自尊

zì zūn

self-respect

自尊心

zì zūn xīn

self-respect

可尊敬

kě zūn jìng

respectable

吴尊

wú zūn

Wu Zun or Chun Wu (1979-), Bruneian actor, vocalist of Fei Lun Hai (Fahrenheit)

天尊

tiān zūn

(honorific appellation of a deity)

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