宗 zung¹ {zōng}

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

宗 zung¹ {Zōng}

surname Zong

宗祠 zung¹ ci⁴ {zōng cí}

ancestral shrine

宗法 zung¹ faat³ {zōng fǎ}

a political system in ancient China, which is based on consanguinity

宗教 zung¹ gaau³ {zōng jiào}

religion

宗筋 zung¹ gan¹ {zōng jīn}

penis (Chinese medicine)

宗廟〔-庙〕 zung¹ miu² {zōng miào}

1. temple
2. ancestral shrine

宗派 zung¹ paai³ {zōng pài}

sect

宗室 zung¹ sat¹ {zōng shì}

1. imperial clan
2. member of the imperial clan
3. clansman
4. ancestral shrine

宗師〔-师〕 zung¹ si¹ {zōng shī}

great scholar respected for learning and integrity

宗旨 zung¹ zi² {zōng zhǐ}

1. objective
2. aim
3. goal

宗正 zung¹ zing³ {zōng zhèng}

Director of the Imperial Clan in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿

宗匠 zung¹ zoeng⁶ {zōng jiàng}

1. person with remarkable academic or artistic attainments
2. master craftsman
3. highly esteemed person

宗族 zung¹ zuk⁶ {zōng zú}

1. clan
2. clansman

宗教學〔--学〕 zung¹ gaau³ hok⁶ {zōng jiào xué}

religious studies

宗教徒 zung¹ gaau³ tou⁴ {zōng jiào tú}

1. adherent of religion
2. disciple

宗教團〔--团〕 zung¹ gaau³ tyun⁴ {zōng jiào tuán}

1. religious order
2. religious grouping

宗喀巴 zung¹ kaa³ baa¹ {Zōng kā bā}

Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), Tibetan religious leader, founder of the Gelugpa school 格魯派

宗聖公〔-圣-〕 zung¹ sing³ gung¹ {Zōng Shèng gōng}

hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants

宗聖侯〔-圣-〕 zung¹ sing³ hau⁴ {Zōng shèng hóu}

hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants

宗主權〔--权〕 zung¹ zyu² kyun⁴ {zōng zhǔ quán}

suzerainty

宗教法庭 zung¹ gaau³ faat³ ting⁴ {Zōng jiào Fǎ tíng}

Inquisition (religion)

宗教改革 zung¹ gaau³ goi² gaak³ {zōng jiào gǎi gé}

(Protestant) Reformation

宗教儀式〔--仪-〕 zung¹ gaau³ ji⁴ sik¹ {zōng jiào yí shì}

religious ceremony

宗派主義〔---义〕 zung¹ paai³ zyu² ji⁶ {zōng pài zhǔ yì}

sectarianism