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Zōng

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Zōng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Zōng | Zong1
English translation
surname Zong
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
ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect

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About Zōng

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

Zōng

Contains the radical

gài

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

An altar shì to the ancestor spirits found in one's home  gài

Etymology of Zōng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

宀示

Explanation

Depicts a spiritual ( shì ) edifice ( gài ), such as an ancestral shrine.

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Example sentences using Zōng

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路过 lù guò 德州 Dé zhōu shí ,我们 wǒmen 品尝 pǐncháng dào le 正宗 zhèngzōng de 德州 Dé zhōu 扒鸡.

We tasted some authentic Dezhou braised chicken when we passed through Dezhou.

征服 zhēngfú zhě shì zhù ràng 当地人宣誓 xuānshì 放弃 fàngqì 他们 tā men de 宗教 zōngjiào .

The conqueror tried to make the natives abjure their religion.

约翰 Yuē hàn Hòu ,在精神上依靠 yīkào 宗教 zōngjiào 信仰 xìnyǎng 支撑 zhīchēng zhù 自己 zìjǐ .

Her religion was a crutch to her when John died.

(宗教 zōngjiào )属于 shǔyú 关于 guānyú 东正教 Dōng zhèng jiào de , huò yǒu 东正教 Dōng zhèng jiào 特点 tèdiǎn de .

The beliefs and practices of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Gazprom秋明BP之间 zhī jiān 关于 guānyú 这宗出售 chū shòu de 谈判 tánpàn 几乎 jīhū 陷入 xiànrù 停滞 tíngzhì .

Talks between Gazprom and TNK - BP over the sale have all but stalled.

Words with Zōng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
宗教 zōngjiào religion宗教 zōngjiào
Zōng school Zōng
宗旨 zōngzhǐ aim宗旨 zōngzhǐ
正宗 zhèngzōng orthodox school正宗 zhèngzōng
大宗 dà zōng staple大宗 dà zōng
卷宗 juàn zōng file卷宗 juàn zōng
祖宗 zǔ zōng ancestor祖宗 zǔ zōng
禅宗 Chán zōng Zen Buddhism禪宗
宗师 zōng shī great scholar respected for learning and integrity宗師
宗族 zōng zú clan宗族 zōng zú
宗庙 zōng miào temple宗廟
宗派 zōng pài sect宗派 zōng pài
宗主 zōng zhǔ head of a clan宗主 zōng zhǔ
传宗接代 chuán zōng jiē dài to carry on one's ancestral line傳宗接代
李宗盛 Lǐ Zōng shèng Jonathan Lee (1958-), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter李宗盛 Lǐ Zōng shèng
教宗 jiào zōng pope教宗 jiào zōng
左宗棠 Zuǒ Zōng táng Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), Chinese administrator and military leader左宗棠 Zuǒ Zōng táng
唐太宗 Táng Tài zōng Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民 Lǐ Shì mín [Lǐ​Shì​mín] (599-649), reigned 626-649唐太宗 Táng Tài zōng
高宗 Gāo zōng Gaozong Emperor, Temple name of the tenth Song Emperor Zhao Gou 趙構|赵构 Zhào Gòu [Zhào​Gòu] (1107-1187 AD), reigned (1127-1162 AD)高宗 Gāo zōng
宗室 zōng shì imperial clan宗室 zōng shì
唐玄宗 Táng Xuán zōng Tang Emperor Xuanzong (685-762), also known as Emperor Ming of Tang 唐明皇 Táng Míng huáng [Táng​Míng​huáng], reign name of seventh Tang emperor 李隆基 Lǐ Lōng jī [Lǐ​Lōng​jī], reigned 712-756唐玄宗 Táng Xuán zōng
李宗仁 Lǐ Zōng rén Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction李宗仁 Lǐ Zōng rén
宗派主义 zōng pài zhǔ yì sectarianism宗派主義
黄宗羲 Huáng Zōng xī Huang Zongxi (1610-1695), scholar and writer of the Ming-Qing transition黃宗羲

Zōng Decomposition & Compounds

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Zōng Decomposition

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Zōng Compounds

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  • Zōng
    • Chóng
    • zōng , zōng , zèng , zōng , zòng , cóng , cóng , cóng , cóng , zōng , , , , , , , , zōng , zōng , , , , , , ,
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