尊

zūn
#1,132 most
frequent character
senior, of a senior generation

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

尊 shows a hand 寸 with 酋, a container for alcohol; 寸 also marks the sound. It first meant a ceremonial vessel for serving alcohol, then grew to 'to offer a wine vessel' and 'to honor, respect.'

Drawn as: hand with wine vessel

尊 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
樽
sound5 characters
遵蹲樽鳟撙

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Homophones

遵zūn
to observe, to obey, to follow

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