zōng zong

school; sect; clan

HSK 6 #727

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 727th character
Radical ⼧ (40.5)
Strokes 8
Index # 1275

Definitions

宗 zōng
  1. 1. school
  2. 2. sect
  3. 3. clan
  4. 4. ancestor
  5. 5. model
  6. 6. purpose
  7. 7. to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work)
  8. 8. surname Zong
  9. 9. classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs

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Words containing 宗

Word Meaning
religion
objective; goal; aim
authentic; genuine; fig. traditional
dossier; file; folder
ancestor; forebear
large amount; staple; influential family of long standing
Zen Buddhism
temple; ancestral shrine
pope
to carry on one's ancestral line
great scholar respected for learning and integrity
sect
clan; clansman
Emperor Gaozong of Song
Zuo Zongtang, Qing general and statesman
to bring honor to one's ancestors
Sejong, 4th king of Joseon Korea
sectarianism
many changes, same basic nature
Three Treatise School (Buddhism)
Three Treatise School (Buddhism)
Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented
Daizong, temple name of Ming emperor Jingtai
Kusha-shū (Japanese Buddhism school)
to carry on one's ancestral line
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