(zūn)

HSK 515 strokes

to observe

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
zūn
Meaning
to observe; to obey; to follow; to comply with
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿺辶尊

To follow 辶 or honor 尊 someone; 尊 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write step by step

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zūnshǒu
HSK 5

to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)

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zūnxún
HSK 7-9

to follow; to abide by; to comply with

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zūnzhào
HSK 7-9

in accordance with

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lǐnzūn

to strictly abide by

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zūn

to scrupulously observe (rules, traditions etc)

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zūnlìng

to obey orders

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zūnhuà

see 遵化市[Zun1 hua4 Shi4]

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Zunhua, a county-level city in Tangshan City 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 Shi4], Hebei

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