尊 zūn — respect · English

尊

zūn

respect

At a glance · 尊

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「尊」甲骨文象双手捧酒樽，金文小篆承之，本为酒器。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「尊」本义为酒器，引申尊贵、尊敬、尊重。

Structure

从酋、从廾，会意字，象双手奉尊，本为酒器，借为尊崇。

At a glance

Pinyinzūn

Radical寸

Strokes12

UnicodeU+5C0A

Character type会意

Theme器物

Six languages, one character

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English respect respect, revere, venerate; honor

Français respecter / honorable Respecter, honorable. «礼别尊卑» : le noble, le respecté.

Español respetar / honorable Respetar, honorable. «礼别尊卑»: lo noble, lo respetado.

العربية يحترم / نبيل يحترم، نبيل. «礼别尊卑»: النبيل المحترم.

Русский почитать / знатный Почитать, знатный. «礼别尊卑»: знатный, почитаемый.

Common words

尊敬zūn jìngrespect
尊重zūn zhòngrespect

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