zōng

ancestor; clan; sect; purpose

Radical: 宀 HSK 7 q, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

宗 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 宗

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 宗.

世宗
shì zōng
代宗
dài zōng
卷宗
juàn zōng
大宗
dà zōng
太宗
tài zōng
宁宗
níng zōng
宗主
zōng zhǔ
宗匠
zōng jiàng
宗地
zōng dì
宗室
zōng shì
宗师
zōng shī
宗庙
zōng miào

Related characters (radical 宀)

Characters that share the radical .

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