宗 [zōng]

• 名词
  • （祖宗） ancestor; forbears; forefathers:

    successive generations of ancestors

    列祖列宗

  • （家族） clan:

    a person of the same surname but belonging to a different clan

    同姓不同宗

  • （宗派; 派别） sect; school; faction:

    the Chan sect of Buddhism; Zen;

    禅宗

    orthodox school

    正宗

  • （宗旨） principal aim; purpose:

    make clear the purpose and main theme from the very beginning;

    开宗明义

    change ten thousand times without departing from the original aim

    万变不离其宗

  • （为众人所师法的人物） model; great master:

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

    文宗

    an outstanding figure among the poets of the time

    一代诗宗

  • （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:

    Zong Ze

    宗泽

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

    hold in esteem; venerate; revere

    宗仰

• 形容词
  • （同一家族的） of the same clan:
  • （同一家族的） of the same clan:

    a younger brother of the same clan

    宗弟

• 量词
  • （桩; 批）:
  • （桩; 批）:

    a batch of mail;

    大宗邮件

    a large sum of money;

    大宗款项