(zūn) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

zūn to honor, to respect, to venerate 12 strokes · Radical (inch) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 尊 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced zūn.

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
尊 — 12 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Top + Bottom. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

=
top chief of tribe
bottom inch

Radical

The radical of is — meaning inch. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: .

How the character is built

is an ideographic compound — its meaning is suggested by the combination of its parts rather than by sound. A hand 寸 making an offering of wine 酋.

HSK 4 Words Containing 尊

zūnzhòng to respect; respectful
我们要尊重每个人的想法。
Wǒmen yào zūnzhòng měi gè rén de xiǎngfǎ.
We should respect everyone's ideas.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 27 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

要获得别人的重,必须先重别人。
From Mock Exam 04 →
要想获得别人的重,首先要学会重别人。
From Mock Exam 10 →
”只有重别人时间的人,才值得别人重。
From Mock Exam 19 →

Tasks Featuring 尊 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论某个人物
Describe a Person · 尊重

FAQ

What does 尊 mean in Chinese?

尊 (zūn) means to honor, to respect, to venerate. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 尊 have?

尊 is written in 12 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 尊?

The radical of 尊 is 寸 (inch). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 导.

What is the pinyin for 尊?

尊 is pronounced zūn.

What HSK 4 words use 尊?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 尊 appears in 1 word, including 尊重 (zūnzhòng). See the full list above.

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