宗 (zung1 | zong1) : ancestor; clan; sect

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宗

zung1

zong1

[1] ancestor; clan; lineage
[2] sect; faction; school
[3] principal aim; purpose
[4] model; great master
[5] [量] case; consignment; matter

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 宀 (#40)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

宗

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This word has been viewed 8009 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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宗教 zung1 gaau3 zong1 jiao4 = religion

宗旨 zung1 zi2 zong1 zhi3 = objective; aim; goal

宗派 zung1 paai3 zong1 pai4 = (religious) sect; denomination

一代宗師 jat1 doi6 zung1 si1 yi1 dai4 zong1 shi1 = a great master (in martial arts)

老宗 lou5 zung1 = distant relative with the same family name 粵

正宗 zing3 zung1 zheng4 zong1 = authentic; genuine; real

光宗耀祖 gwong1 zung1 jiu6 zou2 guang1 zong1 yao4 zu3 = glorify and illuminate one's ancestors, to bring honor to one's forefathers

傳宗接代 cyun4 zung1 zip3 doi6 chuan2 zong1 jie1 dai4 = produce male offspring to continue the family line

祖宗 zou2 zung1 zu3 zong1 = ancestor, forebear

宗族 zung1 zuk6 zong1 zu2 = clan
See all 22 compounds (CantoDict reports 21 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

Showing all 2 examples containing 宗

我識煮正宗泰國菜。粵
I can cook authentic Thai food.
[[Lit.] I know (how) to cook authentic Thai food. ]

邊度有得食正宗嘅意大利菜？粵
Where can (one) finds authentic Italian food?
[[Lit.] where can/have authentic Italian food to be eaten?]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 宗
Unicode code for this character: U+5b97 (off-site link)

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