tôn
Pronunciation
Northern
/ton˧˧/
Central
/toŋ˧˥/
Southern
/toŋ˧˧/
revere, respect
3 senses
Verb
revere, respect
Adjective
revered, venerable
Verb
strengthen and heighten
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Verb
Sense 1
Verb
revere, respect
Feelings & Emotions
To show a deep feeling of respect and high honor toward a person or a thing.
vi Mọi người luôn tôn trọng những người có công với đất nước.
en Everyone always reveres those who have contributed to the country.
Sense 2
Verb
strengthen and heighten
To make a specific position or a physical structure both higher and more stable than before.
vi Họ đang tôn nền nhà lên cao để tránh ngập lụt.
en They are heightening the house foundation to avoid flooding.
Adjective
Sense 3
Adjective
revered, venerable
Describing someone who is deeply respected and admired because of their high status or great deeds.
vi Vị sư già là một người rất tôn kính trong vùng.
en The old monk is a very venerable person in the area.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
尊
Candidates by syllable
tôn
尊（孫）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.