- (祖宗) ancestor; forbears; forefathers:
successive generations of ancestors
列祖列宗
- (家族) clan:
a person of the same surname but belonging to a different clan
同姓不同宗
- (宗派; 派别) sect; school; faction:
the Chan sect of Buddhism; Zen;
禅宗
orthodox school
正宗
- (宗旨) principal aim; purpose:
make clear the purpose and main theme from the very beginning;
开宗明义
change ten thousand times without departing from the original aim
万变不离其宗
- (为众人所师法的人物) model; great master:
an eminent writer among the man of letters of the time;
文宗
an outstanding figure among the poets of the time
一代诗宗
- (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
- (祖庙) ancestral temple
- (姓氏) a surname:
Zong Ze
宗泽