Keyword
sect
- ancestry
- clan
- family
- lineage
- religion
- Frequency
- #947
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
zōng100%
Mnemonic
An altar 示 to the ancestor spirits found in one's home 宀
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
综to synthesize踪tracks崇high棕palm粽a dumpling made of glutinous rice鬃mane琮an octagonal jade ornament淙noise of water腙hydrazone
Used in vocabulary
宗教
religion
宗旨
objective; aim; goal
宗
school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; clan; to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work); classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs
教宗
pope
大宗
large amount; staple; influential family of long standing
正宗
orthodox school; fig. traditional; old school; authentic; genuine
祖宗
ancestor; forebear
宗派
sect
宗室
imperial clan; member of the imperial clan; clansman; ancestral shrine
宗族
clan; clansman
唐太宗
Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民 (LǐShìmín) (599-649), reigned 626-649
禅宗
Zen Buddhism
李宗仁
Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction
太宗
posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty; King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367–1422), reigned 1400–1418
宗师
great scholar respected for learning and integrity
宗法
patriarchal clan system
左宗棠
Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), Chinese administrator and military leader
卷宗
file; folder; dossier
唐玄宗
Tang Emperor Xuanzong (685-762), also known as Emperor Ming of Tang 唐明皇 (TángMínghuáng), reign name of seventh Tang emperor 李隆基 (LǐLōngjī), reigned 712-756
宗派主义
sectarianism
宗庙
temple; ancestral shrine
宗主
head of a clan; natural leader; person of prestige and authority in a domain; suzerain
高宗
Gaozong, the temple name of various emperors, notably 唐高宗 (TángGāozōng), 宋高宗 (SòngGāozōng) and 清高宗 (QīngGāozōng) (aka 李治 (LǐZhì), 赵构 (ZhàoGòu) and 乾隆 (Qiánlóng) respectively)
世宗
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