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TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
尊 character · B1 (est.)
尊 ＝ 酋 ＋ 寸
ㄗㄨㄣ · zūn
verb/adj — to revere, honor; honored, senior

字源 FORM — what the parts do

酋義a wine jar, its aroma rising
寸義a hand — the two raised hands, worn down to one
A wine jar (酋) lifted up in both hands (寸, once two) and offered — to hold up high, to revere. The two hands beneath have worn to a single 寸. From the raised offering: 尊敬、尊重、尊貴.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

雙手（寸）把酒壺（酋）高高舉過頭，恭恭敬敬奉上去。
Both hands (寸) raise the wine jar (酋) above the head and offer it up with care.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)酒尊— a wine vessel (archaic)
→尊敬、尊重— to revere, honor常用
⇒尊長、尊貴— senior; honored, noble
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
遵＝ 辵 ＋ 尊zūnbuilt on 尊 with 辶 — to follow (a rule); 尊 raises the jar, 遵 walks the road酋qiúthe jar inside it, standing alone — a chief, the aged wine