遵循
zūn​xún HSK7

follow

遵 zūn obey

To follow 辶 or honor 尊 someone; 尊 also provides the pronunciation

Components

辶
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk
尊
尊 SoundMeaning component
zūn respect

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Qin 221-206 BC
Seal form
Seal Xin 9-23 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttswin[ts]u[n]follow (a road)
Zhengzhangʔsun
Unicodetzuin

說文解字

循也。从辵尊聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

循 xún obey

Components

彳
彳 Meaning component
chì, fú walk

step

盾
盾 Sound component
dùn shield

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartzwinsə.lu[n]follow
Zhengzhangljun
Unicodezuin

說文解字

行順也。从彳盾聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)