尊 (zyun1 | zun1) : superior; senior; respect; esteem

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尊

zyun1

zun1

[1] [adj] superior; senior; noble
[2] [v] respect; esteem; venerate
[3] [adj] your honourable/respectable
[4] classifier for statue and cannon

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 寸 (#41)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

尊

This word has been viewed 10620 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Mar 2015 04:38

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尊敬 zyun1 ging3 zun1 jing4 = respect; honour

尊重 zyun1 zung6 zun1 zhong4 = hold in esteem; think highly of; serious

尊稱 zyun1 cing1 zun1 cheng1 = respectful form of address; address someone respectfully

尊嚴 zyun1 jim4 zun1 yan2 = dignity; sanctity; honour

不尊重 bat1 zyun1 zung6 bu4 zun1 zhong4 = irreverence 國

不尊敬 bat1 zyun1 ging3 bu4 zun1 jing4 = irreverence 國

自尊 zi6 zyun1 zi4 zun1 = self-esteem; self-respect

表示尊敬的 biu2 si6 zyun1 ging3 dik1 biao3 shi4 zun1 jing4 de5 = [adj] respectful, reverential 國

可尊敬 ho2 zyun1 ging3 ke3 zun1 jing4 = respectable

男性尊稱 naam4 sing3 zyun1 cing1 nan2 xing4 zun1 cheng1 = esquire

男尊女卑 naam4 zyun1 neoi5 bei1 nan2 zun1 nv3 bei1 = "men are superior to women"

自尊心 zi6 zyun1 sam1 zi4 zun1 xin1 = self-esteem; self-respect

至尊 zi3 zyun1 = supreme

尊貴 zyun1 gwai3 zun1 gui4 = honourable; respectable; respected

屈尊 wat1 zyun1 qu1 zun1 = to condescend (or be kind enough)

老行尊 lou5 hong4 zyun1 lao3 hang2 zun1 = an experienced worker in a certain field of expertise 粵

養尊處優 jeong5 zyun1 cyu3 jau1 yang3 zun1 chu3 you1 = lead a life of luxury

罷黜百家，獨尊儒術 baa6 zyut6 baak3 gaa1 duk6 zyun1 jyu4 seot6 ba4 chu4 bai3 jia1 du2 zun1 ru2 shu4 = Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian

妄自尊大 mong5 zi6 zyun1 daai6 wang4 zi4 zun1 da4 = have a bloated self-image; think too high of oneself

尊容 zyun1 jung4 zun1 rong2 = your face (used sarcastically)

尊姓大名 zyun1 sing3 daai6 meng4 zun1 xing4 da4 ming2 = full name

悉聽尊便 sik1 ting1 zyun1 bin6 xi1 ting1 zun1 bian4 = have it your way; do as you please

尊師重道 zyun1 si1 zung6 dou6 zun1 shi1 zhong4 dao4 = honour one's teacher and his teachings

令尊 ling6 zyun1 ling4 zun1 = your father [polite]

尊龍 zyun1 lung4 zun1 long2 = John Lone

Showing 1 example containing 尊

請問你尊姓大名?
May I ask your full name?
[a very polite way to say "full name"]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 尊
Unicode code for this character: U+5c0a (off-site link)

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