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zōng · ancestry, clan, family, lineage

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #3992
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宗=
宀gài, miánroof
+示shìaltar
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Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

宀Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 宗

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zōngWords pronounced zōng
zongWords pronounced zong
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Example sentences

Notice where 宗 sits in each complete thought.

Fǎ guó yǒu zhèng zōng de zhōng cān ma?法国有正宗的中餐吗？

Are there authentic Chinese restaurants in France?

Source: Tatoeba #1131900 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ hái xìn fèng nǐ de zōng jiào ma?你还信奉你的宗教吗？

Do you still practise your religion?

Source: Tatoeba #4757607 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men shǔ yú nǎ yí gè fó jiào zōng pài?他们属于哪一个佛教宗派？

Which Buddhist school of thought do they belong to?

Source: Tatoeba #832226 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhèng qián shì tā de zōng jiào.挣钱是他的宗教。

Making money is his religion.

Source: Tatoeba #10192308 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de zhuān yè shì zōng jiào xué.我的专业是宗教学。

My major is comparative religion.

Source: Tatoeba #3378021 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Duì nǐ lái shuō, wǒ men kě bu kě yǐ píng pàn bié rén de zōng jiào?对你来说，我们可不可以评判别人的宗教？

In your view, can we judge other people's religion or not?

Source: Tatoeba #803372 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 宗 in context

  1. Say zōng, then recall the core meaning: ancestry, clan, family, lineage.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 大宗 (dà zōng), meaning “large amount”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 宗 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.