Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced zun
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced zun, including 尊 zūn, 遵 zūn. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.
How to Pronounce This Syllable
To say zun, use a flat-tongue z, slide into un, and lay the tone on top — it is one sound, not the letters read separately.
Initial z
Use a flat tongue. It is not English “z”.
Final un
Settle the final un into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (尊 zūn, 遵 zūn) and lock in their tones. 2 common characters share the sound zun, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
zun turns up here with 1 different tone; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 尊, 遵 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing zun inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
2 common characters in this group.