Memory phrase for the character: 遵

遵

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Meaning

obedience, follow rules, abide by, obey (a law)

Pronunciation

 JUN

Explanation

 Left: movement 辶, right: esteem, honor 尊 (Serving out of 丷 the wine mug 酉 with a skillful hand 寸 is honorific.)

Mnemonic
 
Honorific movements show your obedience.

Radicals

辶 movementThe radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou 廴
酉 alcoholWine jug, possibly also to be understood as a simplification of the sake barrel 畐.
寸 skillful handImage of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. The mnemonics use it as "skillful hand" and partly as "to measure".
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 Vocabulary

遵奉 じゅんぽう  obeying, following instruction

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