宗

zōng

ancestor, clan, sect; faction; school, principal aim; purpose, model; great master, (in academic or artistic work) take as one's model, (used for transaction or business related things)

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ancestor; clan; model; principal aim; purpose; sect

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ancestor; clan; model; principal aim; purpose; sect

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zōng

n. sect, faction, school, principal aim, purpose, model, great master, ancestor, clan

zōng

measure word for goods

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Zong1

surname Zong

2)

zong1

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

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宗

zōng

名

（祖宗） ancestor; forbears; forefathers:

列祖列宗 successive generations of ancestors

（家族） clan:

同姓不同宗 a person of the same surname but belonging to a different clan

（宗派; 派别） sect; school; faction:

禅宗 the Chan sect of Buddhism; Zen;

正宗 orthodox school

（宗旨） principal aim; purpose:

开宗明义 make clear the purpose and main theme from the very beginning;

万变不离其宗 change ten thousand times without departing from the original aim

（为众人所师法的人物） model; great master:

文宗 an eminent writer among the man of letters of the time;

一代诗宗 an outstanding figure among the poets of the time

（西藏地区旧行政区划单位， 相当于县） an administrative unit in Xizang, roughly corresponding to the county

（祖庙） ancestral temple

（姓氏） a surname:

宗泽 Zong Ze

动

（在学术或文艺上效法） take as one's model in academic or artistic work:

宗仰 hold in esteem; venerate; revere

形

（同一家族的） of the same clan:

宗弟 a younger brother of the same clan

量

（桩; 批）:

大宗邮件 a batch of mail;

大宗款项 a large sum of money;

一宗心事 a matter that worries one; a matter on one's mind

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Ⅰ. 宗|宗 [Zōng] ► surname Zong

Ⅱ. 宗|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