| 宗 | 916C20 62.01-3 | 部居  | 畫數 8 | ㄗㄨㄥ [zong1] | ||
| N. | (1) Lineage, ancestry: 祖宗 ancestor; 列祖列宗 forbears, forefathers; 大(小)宗 offspring by direct (lateral) descent. (2) A posthumous title for a king or emperor. (3) A clan: 同宗 a member of the same clan; 同姓不同宗 a person of the same surname but belonging to a different clan. (4) School of thought: 宗派 [zong1pai4]↓; 宗徒 apostle; 禪宗 the Zen sect (of Buddhism). (5) An item, a batch: 一宗 one item; 大宗郵件 a batch of mail; 宗宗件件，宗宗樣樣 all kinds (sorts), things of every description; 卷宗 files, archives. (6) A surname. | |||||
| V. i. | (1) Venerate, revere: 宗仰 [zong1yang3]↓. (2) Pay court to: 朝宗 pay homage to the ruler: 江漢朝宗於海 the Yangtse and the Hahn empty themselves into the sea. | |||||
| Words | 1. 宗臣 [zong1chen2], n., (1) (AC) a clan officer; (2) a respected minister of state. 2. 宗器 [zong1qi4], n., ceremonial vessels in the royal ancestral shrine. 3. 宗親 [zong1qin1], n., clan relatives. 4. 宗弟 [zong1di4], n., (1) a younger clan brother; (2) (AC) a younger brother born of the wife in relation to an elder one born of a concubine. 5. 宗法 [zong1fa3], n., ancient clan system: 宗法社會 ancient society based upon the family system. 6. 宗藩 [zong1fan2], n., (AC) members of the royal clan holding feudal benefices. 7. 宗風 [zong1feng1], n., (Budd.) the characteristic features of a sect. 8. 宗婦 [zong1fu4], n., (AC) wife of the eldest son by direct descent. 9. 宗工 [zong1gong1], n., see [zong1jiang4]↓. 10. 宗國 [zong1guo2], n., fatherland. 11. 宗匠 [zong1jiang4], n., a great respected master. 12. 宗教 [zong1jiao4], n., religion. 13. 宗主 [zong1zhu3], n., (1) a memorial ancestral tablet in ancestral shrine; (2) the eldest son born of one's wife (cf. 庶子 a son born of one's concubine); 宗主權 sovereignty, sovereign rights. 14. 宗枝 [zong1zhi1], n., a lateral branch of the clan. 15. 宗旨 [zong1zhi3], n., (1) aims and purposes (of association, club); (2) essential ideas, main points (of lecture, sermon). 16. 宗老 [zong1lao3], n., the elders of a clan. 17. 宗類 [zong1lei4], n., see [zong1zu2]↓. 18. 宗門 [zong1men2], n., (1) clan relatives; (2) a Buddhist sect. 19. 宗廟 [zong1miao4], n., the royal ancestral shrine. 20. 宗女 [zong1nU3], n., (AC) a girl of royal descent. 21. 宗派 [zong1pai4], n., religious sects, schools of thought. 22. 宗人 [zong1ren2], n., royal clan members: 宗人府 an office in charge of the affairs of royal members. 23. 宗社 [zong1she4], n., the state as symbolized by the royal ancestral shrine and the temples. 24. 宗師 [zong1shi1], n., a great respected teacher and master. 25. 宗室 [zong1shi4], n., members of the royal clan. 26. 宗學 [zong1xUe2], n., a school for members of the royal household. 27. 宗兄 [zong1xiong1], n., (1) an elder clan brother; (2) (AC) an elder brother born of the wife in relation to one born of the concubine. 28. 宗祀 [zong1si4], n., clan ancestral temple. 29. 宗祧 [zong1tiao1], n., the ancestral shrine. 30. 宗祠 [zong1ci2], n., the ancestral temple of a clan. 31. 宗族 [zong1zu2], n., the paternal clan. 32. 宗子 [zong1zi3], n., the eldest son born of one's wife (opp. 庶子 a son born of one's concubine). 33. 宗仰 [zong1yang3], v. t., look up to with awe, admire at a distance (cf. 崇仰 21.01). 34. 宗彝 [zong1yi2], n., ceremonial vessels of the royal ancestral shrine. | |||||