尊 zūn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 寸 — inch
- Made of
- 酋 chief of tribe, chieftain 寸 inch
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
尊严
zūnyán
dignity
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Example phrases
- 一个社会如何对待弱者，最能体现它对人的尊严是否真正重视。 Yí gè shèhuì rúhé duìdài ruòzhě, zuì néng tǐxiàn tā duì rén de zūnyán shìfǒu zhēnzhèng zhòngshì. How a society treats the vulnerable best shows whether it truly values human dignity.
- 老人拒绝别人的施舍，因为他要保持自己的尊严。 Lǎorén jùjué biérén de shīshě, yīnwèi tā yào bǎochí zìjǐ de zūnyán. The old man refused charity from others, because he wanted to keep his dignity.
- 每个人都有自己的尊严，我们不应该随便嘲笑别人。 Měi gè rén dōu yǒu zìjǐ de zūnyán, wǒmen bù yīnggāi suíbiàn cháoxiào biérén. Everyone has their own dignity; we should not casually mock others.