Depicts a spiritual (示) edifice (宀), like an ancestral shrine.
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Historical Evolution
宗
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
宗
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
宗
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
宗
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
宗
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
宗
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
宗
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
宗
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
宗
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
宗
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
宗
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
宗
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
宗
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
宗
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
宗
Regular
Modern
Chinese
宗 [Zōng]
surname Zong
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
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
宗 しゅう
Shuu surnamegiven name
宗 そう
Sou surname
宗 そうざき
Souzaki surname
宗 たかし
Takashi given name
宗 ちょん
Chon surname
宗 はじめ
Hajime unclassified name
宗 みやこ
Miyako female given name
宗 むね
Mune female given namesurname
宗 むねたか
Munetaka surname
宗 むねと
Muneto unclassified name
宗 もとい
Motoi given name
CHINESE WORDS (149)
宗教 [zōngjiào] #2,683
religion
宗旨 [zōngzhǐ] #14,242
objective
正宗 [zhèngzōng] #14,218
orthodox school
大宗 [dàzōng] #22,399
large amount
卷宗 [juànzōng] #12,908
file
祖宗 [zǔzōng] #21,037
ancestor
禅宗 [Chánzōng] #25,788
Zen Buddhism
禅宗 [Chánzōng] #25,788
Zen Buddhism
宗师 [zōngshī] #36,579
great scholar respected for learning and integrity
宗师 [zōngshī] #36,579
great scholar respected for learning and integrity
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JAPANESE WORDS (147)
⭐ 宗教 [しゅうきょう] #5,127
religion
⭐ 旨 [むね] #7,548
principle
宗教的 [しゅうきょうてき] #17,563
religious
⭐ 宗派 [しゅうは] #31,334
sect
⭐ 宗家 [そうけ] #33,820
head of family
宗教団体 [しゅうきょうだんたい] #35,204
religious group
新興宗教 [しんこうしゅうきょう] #36,474
new religion
宗教家 [しゅうきょうか] #37,280
religious leader
正宗 [まさむね] #37,910
famous sword
⭐ 改宗 [かいしゅう] #39,844
religious conversion
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