Reverence - Ch’ung

Worshiped and revered in Chinese culture since the dawn of civilization, ancestors are traditionally buried on the mountainsides as a sign of respect. Therefore, the character for ‘reverence’ places the ‘ancestor’ below the three peaks of a ‘mountain’, reminding us to revere those who came before.

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