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宗

zōng

ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect

💡 Ideographic: An altar 示 to the ancestor spirits found in one's home 宀

HSK 6 8 strokes Very Common (7%)

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altar; ceremony; to show, to demonstrate

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Component Tree i

gài

宀

roof; house

3 strokes

shì

示

altar; ceremony; to show, to demonstrate

📷 Pictographic: An altar

5 strokes HSK 4

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

xiǎo

小

small, tiny, insignificant

💡 Ideographic: Dividing 八 by a line 亅

3 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 宗 (103)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

objective / aim / goal

zōngzhǐ

宗旨 ↗

HSK 6

objective / aim / goal

正宗 ↗

zhèngzōng

orthodox school / fig. traditional / old school / authentic / genuine

zhèngzōng

正宗 ↗

HSK 6

orthodox school / fig. traditional / old school / authentic / genuine

宗 ↗

zōng

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

zōng

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

the pope / also called [[教皇]]

jiàozōng

教宗 ↗

the pope / also called [[教皇]]

file / folder / dossier

juànzōng

卷宗 ↗

file / folder / dossier

large amount / staple / influential family of long standing

dàzōng

大宗 ↗

large amount / staple / influential family of long standing

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