宗(zōng)

HSK 68 strokes

surname Zong

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Character information

Pinyin
zōng
Meaning
surname Zong
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 宗 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱宀示

An altar 示 to the ancestor spirits found in one's home 宀

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

宀mián示shì

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 宗 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 宗

Common words using 宗 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zōng宗jiào教
HSK 6

religion

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dà大zōng宗
HSK 7-9

large amount

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zōng宗zhǐ旨
HSK 7-9

objective

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shì世zōng宗

Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth…

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dài代zōng宗

Daizong, temple name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰[Jing3 tai4]

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juàn卷zōng宗

file; folder; dossier

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shì世zōng宗dà大wáng王

Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Jos…

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chuán传zōng宗jiē接dài代

to carry on one's ancestral line

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教大旨世代卷王传

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