尊

zūn

“Senior” in Chinese is 尊 (zūn).

Other characters with the syllable zun: see all 2 →

Meaning

senior
of a senior generation
to honor

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to respect
honorific
classifier for cannons and statues
ancient wine vessel

Example

大家都尊敬他。

Everybody looked up to him.

From 尊敬 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Words containing 尊

尊敬zūnjìngto respect; to revere; to esteemHSK 5 尊重zūnzhòngto esteemHSK 5 自尊zìzūnself-respectHSK 7-9 尊贵zūnguìrespectedHSK 7-9 尊严zūnyándignityHSK 7-9 自尊心zìzūnxīnself-respectHSK 7-9

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