Taxonomy of meanings for 欽:　　

  • 欽 qīn (OC: khrɯm MC: kʰɯim) 去金切 平 廣韻：【敬也又姓何氏姓苑云吴人也去金切五 】
    • ADMIRE
      • vtoNSHU: be full of admiration for, be devoted to
    • EXCELLENT
      • vadNdistinguished
    • RESPECT
      • viimperativebe diligently respectful!
      • vtoNhold in high esteem and respect
    • EMPEROR
      • SHOW
        • SURNAMES
        • qīnWILL
          • vt(oN)exclamatory(I) desire (the preceding) as my royal will CH

        Additional information about 欽

        說文解字: 【欽】，欠皃。从欠、金聲。 【去音切】

          Criteria
        • RESPECT

          1. The current general word for typically public respectful attitudes and actions is jìng 敬 (ant. màn 慢 "fail to show proper respect for").

          2. Gōng 恭 (ant. jù 倨 "behave in an informal impolite way") refers specifically to private proper polite and respectful attitudes shown to a deserving person.

          3. Zūn 尊 (ant. bǐ 鄙 "consider as not worthy of any veneration or respect") refers to psychological public or private respect for someone in a very exalted social, cultural, religious and/or political position, and the degree of public respect is much greater that that in jìng 敬 and reaches into the past to ancestors.

          4. Chóng 崇 and zōng 宗 refers to distant and typically religious veneration of a spirit or person very highly regarded. SHI 靡神不宗 "there are no spirits which we have not honoured"

          5. Lǐ 禮 (ant. màn 慢 "treat without proper ritual respect") refers to a proper show of public demonstrative respect for someone on the part of a host or a superior.

          6. Wèi 畏 (ant. xiá 狎 "treat without the proper respect due to someone in high position, treat with improper familiarity") refers to awe-struck respect for a person in authority.

          7. Lóng 隆 typically refers to due diligent respect for abstract values.

          8. Qīn 欽 is an archaic courtly word referring to formal conformity with the rules of polite respect for superiors on public occasions.

          9. Zhī 知 focusses on proper appreciation of a person, accompanied by recognition of that person's worth.