Chinese Character 尊 Meanings and components.
Form
尊
Meaning
- 尊 meaning[3] in English
Senior.
Of A Senior Generation.
To Honor.
Main Components
By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 尊 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are tribal chief (酋) , and a unit of … (寸)
Its radical[1] is: 寸 (cun4) which means: A Unit Of Length, Inch, Thumb, .寸
In cangjie it is written with TWDI
How to write 尊
To write尊 you should write a combination of 酋 , 寸 arranged in a 吕 shape:
酋 + 寸 = 尊
尊 Stroke Order
The order of the strokes to write 尊 should be followed in this specific way.
Components Tree
The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 尊, looks as follow:
尊
Pinyin:zun1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Senior . Of A Senior Generation . To Honor . To Respect . Honorific . Classifier For Cannons And Statues . Ancient Wine Vessel
酋
Pinyin:qiu2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Tribal Chief
酉
Pinyin:you3
Meaning[3]: 10th Earthly Branch: 5-7 P.M., 8th Solar Month (8th September-7th October), Year Of The Rooster . Ancient Chinese Compass Point: 270° (West)
西
Pinyin:xi1
Meaning[3]: The West . Abbr. For Spain 西班牙[Xi1 Ban1 Ya2] . Spanish