Chinese Notes

宗 zōng

zōng noun school; sect
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 宗派, especially a Buddhist school (Kroll 2015 '宗' 5, p. 630; NCCED '宗' 3)
zōng noun ancestor
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 祖宗 or 祖先 (ABC 'zōng' 宗 bf 1; GHC '宗' 2; Kroll 2015 '宗' 1, p. 630; NCCED '宗' 1)
zōng measure word a measure word for transaction or business related things
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: For example, used for 款子 'a sum of money' (ABC 'zōng' 宗 m; GHC '宗' 5; NCCED '宗' 7)
zōng verb to take as one's model as
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'zōng' 宗 bf 10; NCCED '宗' 5)
zōng noun purpose
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'zōng' 宗 bf 3; NCCED '宗' 4)
zōng noun an ancestral temple
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 宗 is synonymous with 祖庙 in this sense (ABC 'zōngm' 宗 bf 6; GHC '宗' 1; Kroll 2015 '宗' 1b, p. 630). Etymology: 宗,尊祖庙也。 'Zong: the temple of a respected ancestor.' (Shuo Wen)
zōng verb to respect; to revere; to admire; to honor
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 宗 is synonymous with 尊崇 in this sense (ABC 'zōng' 宗 bf 8; GHC '宗' 3; Kroll 2015 '宗' 2, p. 630)
zōng noun clan; family
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 同族 or 宗族 (ABC 'zōng' 宗 bf 2; GHC '宗' 4; Kroll 2015 '宗' 1a; NCCED '宗' 2)
zōng noun a model
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'zōng' 宗 bf 5; Kroll 2015 '宗' 3, p. 630; NCCED '宗' 6)
zōng noun a county
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Administration
Notes: In the sense of 县, used in Tibet (ABC 'zōng' 宗 n 1; NCCED 2 '宗')
zōng noun religion
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'zōng' 宗 bf 7)
zōng adjective essential; necessary
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '宗' 3a, p. 630)
zōng noun summation
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '宗' 3b, p. 630)
zōng verb a visit by feudal lords
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '宗' 4, p. 630)
zōng proper noun Zong
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (ABC 'zōng' 宗 n 2; GHC '宗' 6)

Contained in

祖宗 ancestor; forebear
万变不离其宗(萬變不離其宗) many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand
朝宗 to have an audience with the sovereign ; for rivers to run to the sea
宗师(宗師) a great master ; a great scholar ; an educational administrator
宗支 branches of the same clan
世界宗教 world religions
传宗接代(傳宗接代) to carry on one's ancestral line
宗教经验(宗教經驗) religious experience
宗教徒 adherent of religion; disciple
左宗棠鸡(左宗棠雞) General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish
宗教研究 religious studies
宗教史 history of religion ; history of religion
宗教战争(宗教戰爭) religious war; holy war
新宗教 new religious movement
卷宗 file; folder; dossier
宗匠 person with remarkable academic or artistic attainments; master craftsman; highly esteemed person
宗长(宗長) patriarch ; Zong Zhang
宗教学(宗教學) religious studies
民间宗教(民間宗教) folk religion; popular religion
信义宗(信義宗) Lutherans
联宗(聯宗) combined branches of a clan

Also contained in

唐武宗、雷次宗、司马德宗、高丽文宗、辽景宗、清文宗、高丽光宗、穆宗、陶宗仪、宁宗、完颜宗尧、宣宗、德宗、文宗、唐昭宗、唐肃宗、宋高宗、李宗盛、唐宪宗、敬宗、元成宗、高丽英宗、高丽宣宗、元武宗、肃宗皇帝、康乾宗迦峰、肃宗、宋端宗、明神宗、宋哲宗

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Truncated for common words

卷七十六　列傳第十四:　太宗諸子宗磐(本名蒲魯虎) 宗固(本名胡魯) 宗本(本名阿魯，附:蕭玉) 杲本名斜也子:宗義(本名孛吉) 阿虎里宗幹本名斡本子:充(本名神土懣子:永元(本名元奴)) 兗(本名梧桐) 襄(本名永慶) 袞(本名蒲甲) Volume 76 Biographies 14: Tai Zong sons - Zong Pan (formerly named Puluhu), Zong Gu (formerly named Hulu), Zong Ben (formerly named Alu, relative: Xiaoyu), Gao formerly named Xieye, son: Zongyi (formerly named Beiji), A Huli, Zong Gan formerly named Woben, son: Chong (formerly named Shentumen, son: yongyuan (formerly named Yuannu), Yan (formerly named Wutong), Xiang (formerly named Yongqing), Gun (formerly named pujia) History of Jin 金史 — count: 182
卷七十四　列傳第十二:　宗翰本名粘罕子:斜哥宗望本名斡離不子:齊京文 Volume 74 Biographies 12: Zong Han formerly named Zhanhan, son: Xiege, Zong Wang formerly named Wo Libu, sons: Qi, Jing, Wen History of Jin 金史 — count: 169
卷二百四十五列傳第四宗室二 Volume 245 Biographies 4: Imperial Clan 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 143
卷七十七　列傳第十五:　宗弼本名兀朮，子:亨(本名孛迭) 張邦昌劉豫昌本名撻懶 Volume 77 Biographies 15: Zong Bi formerly named Wupai, son: Heng (formerly named Beidie), Zhang Bangchang, Liu Yu, Chang formerly named Talan History of Jin 金史 — count: 120
卷七十三　列傳第十一:　阿離合懣子:晏(本名斡論)，孫:宗尹(本名阿里罕) 宗甯(本名阿土古) 宗道本名八十宗雄本名謀良虎，子:阿鄰按荅海希尹本名穀神，孫:守貞(本名左靨) 守能(本名胡刺) Volume 73 Biographies 11: Ali Hemen and son: Yan (formerly named Wolun), grandson: Zongyin (formerly named Alihan), Zong Ning (formerly named Atugu), Zong Dao formerly named bashi, Zong Xiong formerly named Mou Lianghu, son: Alin, An Dahai, Xi Yin formerly named Gushen, son: Shouzhen (formerly named Zuoye), Shou Neng (formerly named Huci) History of Jin 金史 — count: 118
第五十三回 Chapter 53 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 113
卷一百四十七志第一百儀衞五 Volume 147 Treatises 100: Ceremonial Guards 5 History of Song 宋史 — count: 106
卷三　本紀第三:　太宗 Volume 3 Annals 3: Taizong History of Jin 金史 — count: 103
卷二百四十三列傳第二后妃下 Volume 243 Biographies 2: Empresses and Consorts 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 96
卷二百五十列傳第一百三十八孫承宗 Volume 250 Biographies 138: Sun Chengzong History of Ming 明史 — count: 94

Collocations

宗子 (宗子) 宗子維城 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧生民之什‧板 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Sheng Min - Ban — count: 18
伯宗 (伯宗) 伯宗曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 9
宗妇 (宗婦) 公與文姜宗婦命之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 7
宗祧 (宗祧) 失守宗祧 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 7
祝宗 (祝宗) 使其祝宗祈死曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 6
宗人 (宗人) 授宗人同 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書顧命 Zhou Shu - Testamentary Charge — count: 5
陈宗 (陳宗) 陳宗豎出奔楚 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 5
宗曰 (宗曰) 上宗曰 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書顧命 Zhou Shu - Testamentary Charge — count: 4
宗鲁 (宗魯) 齊豹見宗魯於公孟 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 4
中宗 (中宗) 昔在殷王中宗 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書無逸 Zhou Shu - Against Luxurious Ease — count: 3