尊
ソン, たっと.い, とうと.い, たっと.ぶ, とうと.ぶ, さだ, たか, たけ, みこと
revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted
JLPT2 G6 S12 F1181
The relevant oracle bone form of this character combines 酋 alcohol container + 廾 pair of hands → set in place a valuable *alcohol cask* → *respect*; *value*; *valuable*; *precious* → *noble*; *honorific title*. The present form substitutes 寸# (settle) for 廾. In derivative characters, 尊 sometimes appears in the form seen for example in 樽, 蹲 and 鱒.
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