宗 meaning and pronunciation

宗
Simplified/traditional character

宗 English definition

zōng
  • school
  • sect
  • purpose
  • model
  • ancestor
  • clan
  • to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work)
  • classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 㚇 : 飤
  • 棕 : palm; palm fiber; coir (coconut fiber); brown;
  • 猣 : dog giving birth to three puppies;
  • 综 : to sum up; to put together; Taiwan pr. [zong4];
  • 翪 : uneven flight of a bird;
  • 豵 : litter of pigs; little pig;
  • 踪 : footprint; trace; tracks;
  • 鬃 : disheveled hair; horse's mane;
  • 鬷 : kettle on legs;

Words containing 宗, by HSK level

蒸 郑