Usage of the character 宗

Gaozong, the temple name of various emperors, notably 唐高宗 ( Táng Gāozōng), 宋高宗 ( Sòng Gāozōng) and 清高宗 ( Qīng Gāozōng) (aka 李治 ( Lǐ Zhì), 趙構／赵构 ( Zhào Gòu) and 乾隆 ( Qiánlóng) respectively)

zōngshī

宗师

[宗師]

great scholar respected for learning and integrity

zōngmiào

宗庙

[宗廟]

temple
ancestral shrine

Yīngzōng

英宗

[英宗]

Yingzong, temple name of sixth and eighth Ming emperor Zhengtong 正統／正统 ( Zhèngtǒng)

Mìzōng

密宗

[密宗]

Vajrayana
Tantric Buddhism

zōngzú

宗族

[宗族]

clan
clansman

Shizong county in Qujing 曲靖 ( Qǔjìng), Yunnan

zhèngzōng

正宗

[正宗]

orthodox school
fig. traditional
old school
authentic
genuine

wénzōng

文宗

[文宗]

(literary) writer whose works are venerated as exemplary; eminent writer

Níngzōng

宁宗

[寧宗]

Emperor Ningzong of Southern Song (1168-1224)

Dàizōng

代宗

[代宗]

Daizong, temple name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰 ( Jǐngtài)

zōngjiàng

宗匠

[宗匠]

person with remarkable academic or artistic attainments
master craftsman
highly esteemed person

mìzōng

密宗

[密宗]

tantra

zōngjiào

宗教

[宗教]

religion

liánzōng

联宗

[聯宗]

combined branches of a clan

zōngshì

宗室

[宗室]

imperial clan
member of the imperial clan
clansman
ancestral shrine

zōngfǎ

宗法

[宗法]

patriarchal clan system

Liánzōng

莲宗

[蓮宗]

see 淨土宗／净土宗 ( Jìngtǔzōng)

zōngcí

宗祠

[宗祠]

ancestral temple
clan hall

jiàozōng

教宗

[教宗]

pope

Shìzōng

世宗

[世宗]

Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented

zōngzhèng

宗正

[宗正]

Director of the Imperial Clan in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿 (jiǔqīng)

zǔzōng

祖宗

[祖宗]

ancestor
forebear

zōngzhǔ

宗主

[宗主]

head of a clan
natural leader
person of prestige and authority in a domain
suzerain

zōngdì

宗地

[宗地]

parcel of land

Guǎngzōng

广宗

[廣宗]

Guangzong county in Xingtai 邢台 ( Xíngtái), Hebei

zōngpài

宗派

[宗派]

sect

zōngjīn

宗筋

[宗筋]

penis (Chinese medicine)

Dàizōng

岱宗

[岱宗]

another name for Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong as principal or ancestor of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽／五岳 ( Wǔyuè)
Mt Tai as resting place for departed souls

Chánzōng

禅宗

[禪宗]

Zen Buddhism

Lùdézōng

路德宗

[路德宗]

Lutheran church

Táng Tàizōng

唐太宗

[唐太宗]

Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民 ( Lǐ Shìmín) (599-649), reigned 626-649

Zuǒ Zōngtáng

左宗棠

[左宗棠]

Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), Chinese administrator and military leader

Táng Xuánzōng

唐玄宗

[唐玄宗]

Tang Emperor Xuanzong (685-762), also known as Emperor Ming of Tang 唐明皇 ( Táng Mínghuáng), reign name of seventh Tang emperor 李隆基 ( Lǐ Lōngjī), reigned 712-756

zōngjiàotuán

宗教团

[宗教團]

religious order
religious grouping

Qīng Tàizōng

清太宗

[清太宗]

posthumous title of Hong Taiji 皇太極／皇太极 ( Huáng Tàijí) (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤／努尔哈赤 ( Nǔ'ěrhāchì), reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金／后金 ( Hòu Jīn), then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 ( Dà Qīng) and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor

Yújiāzōng

瑜伽宗

[瑜伽宗]

see 唯識宗／唯识宗 ( Wéishízōng)

Xúndàozōng

循道宗

[循道宗]

Methodism

Cí'ēnzōng

慈恩宗

[慈恩宗]

see 法相宗 ( Fǎxiàngzōng)

zōngjiàoxué

宗教学

[宗教學]

religious studies

fēizōngjiào

非宗教

[非宗教]

secular (society)
non-religious (party)

Sòng Huīzōng

宋徽宗

[宋徽宗]

Emperor Huizong (Song Dynasty)

Shīzōngxiàn

师宗县

[師宗縣]

Shizong county in Qujing 曲靖 ( Qǔjìng), Yunnan

Fǎxiàngzōng

法相宗

[法相宗]

Yogācāra school of Buddhism
Dharma-character school of Buddhism

Huáyánzōng

华严宗

[華嚴宗]

Chinese Buddhist school founded on the Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra (Garland sutra)

Huáng Zōngxī

黄宗羲

[黃宗羲]

Huang Zongxi (1610-1695), scholar and writer of the Ming-Qing transition

Táng Xiànzōng

唐宪宗

[唐憲宗]

Emperor Xianzong of Tang (778-820), reign name of twelfth Tang emperor Li Chun 李純／李纯 ( Lǐ Chún) reigned 805-820

Táng Zhāozōng

唐昭宗

[唐昭宗]

Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, reign name of twentieth Tang emperor 李曄／李晔 ( Lī Yè) (867-904), reigned 888-904

Táng Zhōngzōng

唐中宗

[唐中宗]

Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, reign name of fourth Tang emperor Li Zhe 李哲 ( Lǐ Zhé) (656-710), reigned 705-710

Liǔ Zōngyuán

柳宗元

[柳宗元]

Liu Zongyuan (773-819), Tang essayist and poet, advocate of the classical writing 古文運動／古文运动 and neoclassical 復古／复古 movements

Táo Zōngyí

陶宗仪

[陶宗儀]

Tao Zongyi (c. 1329-1410), Yuan dynasty scholar

Míng Xuānzōng

明宣宗

[明宣宗]

temple name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德 ( Xuāndé)

Táng Yìzōng

唐懿宗

[唐懿宗]

Emperor Yizong of Tang (833-873), reign name of eighteenth Tang emperor Li Cui 李漼 ( Lǐ Cuǐ), reigned 859-873

Táng Xīzōng

唐僖宗

[唐僖宗]

Emperor Xizong of Tang, reign name of nineteenth Tang Emperor Li Xuan 李儇 ( Lǐ Xuān) (862-888), reigned 873-888

Báishānzōng

白山宗

[白山宗]

Sufi sect of Islam in central Asia

Jùshèzōng

俱舍宗

[俱舍宗]

Kusha-shū (Japanese Buddhism school)

Míng Wǔzōng

明武宗

[明武宗]

Ming Wuzong, temple name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhengde 正德 ( Zhèngdé)

Táng Wǔzōng

唐武宗

[唐武宗]

Emperor Wuzong of Tang (814-846), reign name of sixteenth Tang emperor Li Chan 李瀍 ( Lǐ Chán), reigned 840-846

mèngzōngzhú

孟宗竹

[孟宗竹]

see 毛竹 (máozhú)

zōngjiàotú

宗教徒

[宗教徒]

adherent of religion
disciple

Guǎngzōngxiàn

广宗县

[廣宗縣]

Guangzong county in Xingtai 邢台 ( Xíngtái), Hebei

Jìngtǔzōng

净土宗

[淨土宗]

Pure Land Buddhism

zōngzhǔguó

宗主国

[宗主國]

suzerain state
mother country (of a colony)

Táng Sùzōng

唐肃宗

[唐肅宗]

Emperor Suzong of Tang (711-762), reign name of eighth Tang emperor Li Heng 李亨 ( Lǐ Hēng), reigned 756-762

Táng Dàizōng

唐代宗

[唐代宗]

Emperor Taizong of Tang (727-779), reign name of ninth Tang emperor Li Yu 李豫 ( Lǐ Yù), reigned 762-779

Zōng Shènggōng

宗圣公

[宗聖公]

hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants

Zhēnyánzōng

真言宗

[真言宗]

Shingon Buddhism

Lǐ Zōngshèng

李宗盛

[李宗盛]

Jonathan Lee (1958-), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter

Táng Mùzōng

唐穆宗

[唐穆宗]

Emperor Muzong of Tang (795-825), reign name of thirteenth Tang emperor 李恆／李恒 ( Lǐ Héng) reigned 821-825

Míng Rénzōng

明仁宗

[明仁宗]

Ming Renzong, temple name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾／朱高炽 ( Zhū Gāochì)

Táng Jìngzōng

唐敬宗

[唐敬宗]

Emperor Jingzong of Tang (809-827), reign name of fourteenth Tang emperor 李湛 ( Lǐ Zhàn), reigned 825-827

Táng Ruìzōng

唐睿宗

[唐睿宗]

Emperor Ruizong of Tang, reign name of sixth Tang emperor Li Dan 李旦 ( Lǐ Dàn) (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712

zōngzhǔquán

宗主权

[宗主權]

suzerainty

Zōngkābā

宗喀巴

[宗喀巴]

Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), Tibetan religious leader, founder of the Gelugpa school 格魯派／格鲁派 ( Gélǔpài)

Tiāntáizōng

天台宗

[天台宗]

Tiantai school of Buddhism

Lǐ Zōngrén

李宗仁

[李宗仁]

Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction

Táng Dézōng

唐德宗

[唐德宗]

Emperor Dezong of Tang (742-805), reign name of tenth Tang emperor Li Kuo 李适 ( Lǐ Kuò), reigned 779-805

xiǎozǔzōng

小祖宗

[小祖宗]

brat
little devil

Zōngshènghóu

宗圣侯

[宗聖侯]

hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants

Táng Wénzōng

唐文宗

[唐文宗]

Emperor Wenzong of Tang (809-840), reign name of fifteenth Tang emperor 李昂 ( Lǐ Ang), reigned 827-840

Sānlùnzōng

三论宗

[三論宗]

Three Treatise School (Buddhism)

Táng Gāozōng

唐高宗

[唐高宗]

Emperor Gaozong of Tang, reign name of third Tang emperor Li Zhi 李治 ( Lǐ Zhì) (628-683), reigned 649-683

Táng Shùnzōng

唐顺宗

[唐順宗]

Emperor Shunzong of Tang (761-806), reign name of eleventh Tang emperor Li Song 李誦／李诵 ( Lǐ Sòng), reigned 805-806

Wéishízōng

唯识宗

[唯識宗]

Yogachara school of Buddhism ("consciousness only" school of Buddhism)

Chéngshízōng

成实宗

[成實宗]

Satyasiddhi school of Buddhism

Míng Xīzōng

明熹宗

[明熹宗]

Ming Xizong, temple name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟／明天启 ( Míng Tiānqǐ)

Táng Xuānzōng

唐宣宗

[唐宣宗]

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (810-859), reign name of seventeenth Tang emperor Li Chen 李忱 ( Lǐ Chén), reigned 846-859

zōngjiàoyíshì

宗教仪式

[宗教儀式]

religious ceremony

jiàozōngzuòjià

教宗座驾

[教宗座駕]

popemobile

róngzōngyàozǔ

荣宗耀祖

[榮宗耀祖]

to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom)
also written 光宗耀祖

Shìzōng Dàwáng

世宗大王

[世宗大王]

Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented

zōngpàizhǔyì

宗派主义

[宗派主義]

sectarianism

Zōngjiào Fǎtíng

宗教法庭

[宗教法庭]

Inquisition (religion)

tóngzōngtóngyuán

同宗同源

[同宗同源]

to share the same origins; to have common roots

kāizōngmíngyì

开宗明义

[開宗明義]

to declare at the outset (idiom)

guāngzōngyàozǔ

光宗耀祖

[光宗耀祖]

to bring honor to one's ancestors

chuánzōngjiēdài

传宗接代

[傳宗接代]

to carry on one's ancestral line

chánménwǔzōng

禅门五宗

[禪門五宗]

the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom)

Zōngjiào Gǎigé

宗教改革

[宗教改革]

(Protestant) Reformation

Cháoxiǎn Tàizōng

朝鲜太宗

[朝鮮太宗]

King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418

Zuǒ Zōngtángjī

左宗棠鸡

[左宗棠雞]

General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish

Kāngqiánzōngjiāfēng

康乾宗迦峰

[康乾宗迦峰]

Kachenjunga (Himalayan peak)

Tàiyǐ Jīnhuá Zōngzhǐ

太乙金华宗旨

[太乙金華宗旨]

The Secret of the Golden Flower, a classic of Chinese Taoism published in the late 17th century

wànbiànbùlíqízōng

万变不离其宗

[萬變不離其宗]

many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose

Huángtàijí Qīng Tàizōng

皇太极清太宗

[皇太極清太宗]

Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤／努尔哈赤 ( Nǔ'ěrhāchì), reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金／后金 ( Hòu Jīn), then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 ( Dà Qīng) and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor

Táng Tàizōng Lǐ Wèi Gōng Wènduì

唐太宗李卫公问对

[唐太宗李衛公問對]

"Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang", military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖 ( Lǐ Jìng) and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書／武经七书 ( Wǔjīng Qīshū)