Taxonomy of meanings for 遵:
- 遵 zūn (OC: tsun MC: tsʷin) 將倫切 平 廣韻：【循也率也行也習也將倫切五 】
- FOLLOW
- vt(oN)follow; walk along with a contextually determinate object
- vtoNfollow (the bank of a river); follow along; follow the course of; pass through in following one's course
- vtoNfigurativekeep faithfully and earnestly to the path of
- vt prep Nfollow the outlines of, followCH
- CONFORM
- TALENT
- SURNAMES
- FOLLOW
Additional information about 遵
說文解字:
- Criteria
- FOLLOW
1. The dominant current word for moving along behind someone or something else, both in concrete and in abstract senses, is cóng 從 (ant. bèi 背 "be in opposition against").
2. Suí 隨 is to move along literally behind someone, by a deliberate act of volition.
3. Zūn 遵 refers primarily to the kind of deliberate following of a path, behaviour that is motivated by respect for what one follows, but sometimes the word is also used in a more generalised way referring to a person following a certain physical guideline without any suggestion of respect for this guideline, as in MENG 遵海而南 "head south along the shore of the sea".
4. Xún 循 is to follow certain guidelines or a certain prescribed path, as a matter of prudential strategy, and typically in a rather mechanical or habitual manner.
5. Yǎn 沿 is to follow a physical guideline (like a river bank) in a mechanical way.
6. Hòu 後 and zhǒng 踵 is to follow literally in the footsteps of someone.
7. Tīng 聽 refers to the abstract notion of following advice given to one as a superior. See OBEY
8. Yì 役 and xùn 徇 are fairly rare when used as words referring to the deliberate act of becoming someone's follower or employee.
9. Xí 襲 refers to a mechanical course of action in conformity with some pattern.
10. Zé 則 refers to the following of a certain abstract principle or model person to which due attention is paid. See CONFORM