尊 (zūn)

senior; of a senior generation; to honor; to respect; honorific; class

Etymology

Depicts a hand (寸) offering a container of wine (酋).

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“，酒器也。从酋，廾以奉之。《周禮》六尊：犧尊、象尊、著尊、壺尊、太尊、山尊，以待祭祀賓客之禮。尊，或从寸。”

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