尊崇 (zūn chóng) — to revere, to venerate

Definition

A formal, written verb meaning 'to revere / venerate' (people, values, traditions) — stronger and more literary than the everyday 尊敬.

verb

to revereto venerate

尊崇。
Rén men zūn chóng zhè wèi wěi dà de sī xiǎng jiā.
People revere this great thinker.
，尊崇。
Zài zhōng guó chuán tǒng wén huà zhōng, zūn chóng zhǎng bèi shì yì zhǒng měi dé.
In traditional Chinese culture, respecting elders is a virtue.
尊崇。
Tā duì zhè wèi lǎo shī fēi cháng zūn chóng.
He deeply reveres this teacher.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

The parts 尊 and 崇 both express respect and admiration, so together they intensify reverence.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

酋寸尊

The shape combines 寸 (hand) and 酋 (wine), showing a hand offering a wine vessel to express respect; some forms show two hands instead.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

山宗崇

Meaning part形符xíngfú

山山shānmountain

Sound part声符shēngfú

宗

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

崇 is built from 山 (mountain) on top and 宗 below; the mountain shows the idea, while 宗 gives the sound.

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