宗
zōng
I b.f.
1) forefathers; ancestors (祖宗)
2) clan (同宗, 宗兄)
3) sect; faction; school (禅宗)
4) principal aim (宗旨)
5) model; great master (宗师)
6) ancestral temple (宗庙)
7) religion (宗教)
8) venerate (宗仰)
9) pay court to
10) take as one's model (in academic or artistic work)
II n.
1) trad. Tibetan county-like unit
2) Surname
III m.
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