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 10596 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
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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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