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撙

zǔn

to cut down, to reduce, to regulate; to rein in spending

🔤 Pictophonetic: 扌 (hand) provides meaning, 尊 provides pronunciation

HSK 15 strokes Uncommon (65%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

to honor, to respect, to venerate

⿰扌尊 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shǒu

扌

hand

📷 Pictographic: A hand with the fingers splayed; compare 手

3 strokes

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

jué

亅

hook

1 strokes

zūn

尊

to honor, to respect, to venerate

💡 Ideographic: A hand 寸 making an offering of wine 酋

12 strokes HSK 4

qiú

酋

chief of tribe, chieftain

📷 Pictographic: A feathered crown

9 strokes

丷

kwukyel

2 strokes

yǒu

酉

wine; wine vessel; chemical

📷 Pictographic: A vessel half-filled with wine

7 strokes

wù

兀

weak; lame

💡 Ideographic: Cutting 一 off the feet 儿

3 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

ér

儿

son, child

📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人

2 strokes HSK 1

rì

日

sun; day; daytime

📷 Pictographic: The sun

4 strokes HSK 2

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

cùn

寸

inch; small, tiny

💡 Ideographic: A hand with a dot indicating where the pulse can be felt, about an inch up the wrist

3 strokes HSK 6

Words Using 撙 (1)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

撙 ↗

zǔn

to reduce or cut down on / to rein in / to restrain

zǔn

撙 ↗

to reduce or cut down on / to rein in / to restrain