zōng

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Definitions

  1. 1. school
  2. 2. sect
  3. 3. purpose
  4. 4. model
  5. 5. ancestor
  6. 6. clan
  7. 7. to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work)
  8. 8. classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs

Words Containing 宗

大宗
dà zōng

large amount

宗教
zōng jiào

religion

宗旨
zōng zhǐ

objective

正宗
zhèng zōng

orthodox school

祖宗
zǔ zōng

ancestor

三论宗
sān lùn zōng

Three Treatise School (Buddhism)

世宗
shì zōng

Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented

世宗大王
shì zōng dà wáng

Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented

代宗
dài zōng

Daizong, temple name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰[jǐng tài]

俱舍宗
jù shè zōng

Kusha-shū (Japanese Buddhism school)

传宗接代
chuán zōng jiē dài

to carry on one's ancestral line

光宗耀祖
guāng zōng yào zǔ

to bring honor to one's ancestors

卷宗
juàn zōng

file

同宗同源
tóng zōng tóng yuán

to share the same origins; to have common roots

唐中宗
táng zhōng zōng

Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, reign name of fourth Tang emperor Li Zhe 李哲[lǐ zhé] (656-710), reigned 705-710

唐代宗
táng dài zōng

Emperor Taizong of Tang (727-779), reign name of ninth Tang emperor Li Yu 李豫[lǐ yù], reigned 762-779

唐僖宗
táng xī zōng

Emperor Xizong of Tang, reign name of nineteenth Tang Emperor Li Xuan 李儇[lǐ xuān] (862-888), reigned 873-888

唐太宗
táng tài zōng

Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民[lǐ shì mín] (599-649), reigned 626-649

唐太宗李卫公问对
táng tài zōng lǐ wèi gōng wèn duì

\Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang\, military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖[lǐ jìng] and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[wǔ jīng qī shū]

唐宣宗
táng xuān zōng

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (810-859), reign name of seventeenth Tang emperor Li Chen 李忱[lǐ chén], reigned 846-859

唐德宗
táng dé zōng

Emperor Dezong of Tang (742-805), reign name of tenth Tang emperor Li Kuo 李适[lǐ kuò], reigned 779-805

唐宪宗
táng xiàn zōng

Emperor Xianzong of Tang (778-820), reign name of twelfth Tang emperor Li Chun 李純|李纯[lǐ chún] reigned 805-820

唐懿宗
táng yì zōng

Emperor Yizong of Tang (833-873), reign name of eighteenth Tang emperor Li Cui 李漼[lǐ cuǐ], reigned 859-873

唐敬宗
táng jìng zōng

Emperor Jingzong of Tang (809-827), reign name of fourteenth Tang emperor 李湛[lǐ zhàn], reigned 825-827

唐文宗
táng wén zōng

Emperor Wenzong of Tang (809-840), reign name of fifteenth Tang emperor 李昂[lǐ áng], reigned 827-840

唐昭宗
táng zhāo zōng

Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, reign name of twentieth Tang emperor 李曄|李晔[lī yè] (867-904), reigned 888-904

唐武宗
táng wǔ zōng

Emperor Wuzong of Tang (814-846), reign name of sixteenth Tang emperor Li Chan 李瀍[lǐ chán], reigned 840-846

唐玄宗
táng xuán zōng

Tang Emperor Xuanzong (685-762), also known as Emperor Ming of Tang 唐明皇[táng míng huáng], reign name of seventh Tang emperor 李隆基[lǐ lōng jī], reigned 712-756

唐睿宗
táng ruì zōng

Emperor Ruizong of Tang, reign name of sixth Tang emperor Li Dan 李旦[lǐ dàn] (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712

唐穆宗
táng mù zōng

Emperor Muzong of Tang (795-825), reign name of thirteenth Tang emperor 李恆|李恒[lǐ héng] reigned 821-825

唐肃宗
táng sù zōng

Emperor Suzong of Tang (711-762), reign name of eighth Tang emperor Li Heng 李亨[lǐ hēng], reigned 756-762

唐顺宗
táng shùn zōng

Emperor Shunzong of Tang (761-806), reign name of eleventh Tang emperor Li Song 李誦|李诵[lǐ sòng], reigned 805-806

唐高宗
táng gāo zōng

Emperor Gaozong of Tang, reign name of third Tang emperor Li Zhi 李治[lǐ zhì] (628-683), reigned 649-683

唯识宗
wéi shí zōng

Yogachara school of Buddhism (\consciousness only\ school of Buddhism)

天台宗
tiān tái zōng

Tiantai school of Buddhism

太宗
tài zōng

posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty

孟宗竹
mèng zōng zhú

see 毛竹[máo zhú]

宋徽宗
sòng huī zōng

Emperor Huizong (Song Dynasty)

宗主
zōng zhǔ

head of a clan

宗主国
zōng zhǔ guó

suzerain state

宗主权
zōng zhǔ quán

suzerainty

宗匠
zōng jiàng

person with remarkable academic or artistic attainments

宗喀巴
zōng kā bā

Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), Tibetan religious leader, founder of the Gelugpa school 格魯派|格鲁派[gé lǔ pài]

宗地
zōng dì

parcel of land

宗室
zōng shì

imperial clan

宗师
zōng shī

great scholar respected for learning and integrity

宗庙
zōng miào

temple

宗教仪式
zōng jiào yí shì

religious ceremony

宗教团
zōng jiào tuán

religious order

宗教学
zōng jiào xué

religious studies

宗教徒
zōng jiào tú

adherent of religion

宗教改革
zōng jiào gǎi gé

(Protestant) Reformation

宗教法庭
zōng jiào fǎ tíng

Inquisition (religion)

宗族
zōng zú

clan

宗正
zōng zhèng

Director of the Imperial Clan in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiǔ qīng]

宗法
zōng fǎ

patriarchal clan system

宗派
zōng pài

sect

宗派主义
zōng pài zhǔ yì

sectarianism

宗祠
zōng cí

ancestral temple

宗筋
zōng jīn

penis (Chinese medicine)

宗圣侯
zōng shèng hóu

hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants

宗圣公
zōng shèng gōng

hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants

密宗
mì zōng

Vajrayana

宁宗
níng zōng

Emperor Ningzong of Southern Song (1168-1224)

小祖宗
xiǎo zǔ zōng

brat

岱宗
dài zōng

another name for Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong as principal or ancestor of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[wǔ yuè]

左宗棠
zuǒ zōng táng

Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), Chinese administrator and military leader

左宗棠鸡
zuǒ zōng táng jī

General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish

师宗
shī zōng

Shizong county in Qujing 曲靖[qǔ jìng], Yunnan

师宗县
shī zōng xiàn

Shizong county in Qujing 曲靖[qǔ jìng], Yunnan

康乾宗迦峰
kāng qián zōng jiā fēng

Kachenjunga (Himalayan peak)

广宗
guǎng zōng

Guangzong county in Xingtai 邢台[xíng tái], Hebei

广宗县
guǎng zōng xiàn

Guangzong county in Xingtai 邢台[xíng tái], Hebei

循道宗
xún dào zōng

Methodism

慈恩宗
cí ēn zōng

see 法相宗[fǎ xiàng zōng]

成实宗
chéng shí zōng

Satyasiddhi school of Buddhism

教宗
jiào zōng

pope

教宗座驾
jiào zōng zuò jià

popemobile

文宗
wén zōng

Wenzong Emperor, reign name of Yuan Dynasty emperor Tugh Temür (1304-1332), reigned 1328-1332

明仁宗
míng rén zōng

Ming Renzong, temple name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽[zhū gāo chì]

明宣宗
míng xuān zōng

temple name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德[xuān dé]

明武宗
míng wǔ zōng

Ming Wuzong, temple name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhengde 正德[zhèng dé]

明熹宗
míng xī zōng

Ming Xizong, temple name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟|明天启[míng tiān qǐ]

朝鲜太宗
cháo xiǎn tài zōng

King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418

李宗仁
lǐ zōng rén

Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction

李宗盛
lǐ zōng shèng

Jonathan Lee (1958-), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter

柳宗元
liǔ zōng yuán

Liu Zongyuan (773-819), Tang essayist and poet, advocate of the classical writing 古文運動|古文运动 and neoclassical 復古|复古 movements

荣宗耀祖
róng zōng yào zǔ

to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom)

法相宗
fǎ xiàng zōng

Yogācāra school of Buddhism

净土宗
jìng tǔ zōng

Pure Land Buddhism

清太宗
qīng tài zōng

posthumous title of Hong Taiji 皇太極|皇太极[huáng tài jí] (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[nǔ ěr hā chì], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[hòu jīn], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[dà qīng] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor

瑜伽宗
yú jiā zōng

see 唯識宗|唯识宗[wéi shí zōng]

白山宗
bái shān zōng

Sufi sect of Islam in central Asia

皇太极清太宗
huáng tài jí qīng tài zōng

Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[nǔ ěr hā chì], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[hòu jīn], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[dà qīng] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor

真言宗
zhēn yán zōng

Shingon Buddhism

禅宗
chán zōng

Zen Buddhism

禅门五宗
chán mén wǔ zōng

the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom)

联宗
lián zōng

combined branches of a clan

英宗
yīng zōng

Yingzong, temple name of sixth and eighth Ming emperor Zhengtong 正統|正统[zhèng tǒng]

华严宗
huá yán zōng

Chinese Buddhist school founded on the Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra (Garland sutra)

万变不离其宗
wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng

many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose

莲宗
lián zōng

see 淨土宗|净土宗[jìng tǔ zōng]

路德宗
lù dé zōng

Lutheran church

开宗明义
kāi zōng míng yì

to declare at the outset (idiom)

陶宗仪
táo zōng yí

Tao Zongyi (c. 1329-1410), Yuan dynasty scholar

阳宗
yáng zōng

sun

非宗教
fēi zōng jiào

secular (society)

高宗
gāo zōng

Gaozong, the temple name of various emperors, notably 唐高宗[táng gāo zōng], 宋高宗[sòng gāo zōng] and 清高宗[qīng gāo zōng] (aka 李治[lǐ zhì], 趙構|赵构[zhào gòu] and 乾隆[qián lóng] respectively)

黄宗羲
huáng zōng xī

Huang Zongxi (1610-1695), scholar and writer of the Ming-Qing transition