宗

宗 [zōng] 名

1. ■ （祖宗） ancestor; forbears; forefathers:

列祖列宗 successive generations of ancestors

2. ■ （家族） clan:

同姓不同宗 a person of the same surname but belonging to a different clan

3. ■ （宗派; 派别） sect; school; faction:

禅宗 the Chan sect of Buddhism; Zen;

正宗 orthodox school

4. ■ （宗旨） principal aim; purpose:

开宗明义 make clear the purpose and main theme from the very beginning;

万变不离其宗 change ten thousand times without departing from the original aim

5. ■ （为众人所师法的人物） model; great master:

文宗 an eminent writer among the man of letters of the time;

一代诗宗 an outstanding figure among the poets of the time

6. ■ （西藏地区旧行政区划单位， 相当于县） an administrative unit in Xizang, roughly corresponding to the county

7. ■ （祖庙） ancestral temple

8. ■ （姓氏） a surname:

宗泽 Zong Ze

动

1. ■ （在学术或文艺上效法） take as one's model in academic or artistic work:

宗仰 hold in esteem; venerate; revere

形

1. ■ （同一家族的） of the same clan:

宗弟 a younger brother of the same clan

量

1. ■ （桩; 批）:

大宗邮件 a batch of mail;

大宗款项 a large sum of money;

一宗心事 a matter that worries one; a matter on one's mind