尊重 (zūnzhòng) · to respect

尊重 (zūnzhòng) means “to respect; respect”. It is written with 2 characters: 尊 (to honor) + 重 (heavy). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 尊重 is built

The characters

尊 zūn · to honor

What 尊 is made of

酋qiú — chief of tribe
- 丷ha — kwukyel
  - 丶 — dot
- 酉yǒu — wine
  - 兀wù — weak
  - 日rì — sun; day
寸cùn — inch

重 zhòng · heavy

What 重 is made of

千qiān — thousand
里lǐ — inside
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
  - 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A burden carried for a thousand 千 miles 里 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

我们要尊重老人。Wǒmen yào zūnzhòng lǎorén.We should respect the elderly.

你尊重别人的意见吗？Nǐ zūnzhòng biérén de yìjiàn ma?Do you respect other people's opinions?

Questions about 尊重

What does 尊重 mean?

尊重 (zūnzhòng) means “to respect; respect”.

How do you pronounce 尊重?

尊重 is pronounced zūnzhòng.

Which HSK level is 尊重?

尊重 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.

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Learn 尊重 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 60: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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