太宗

Traditional form:

太宗

Pinyin (reading):

Tàizōng

Definitions:

• posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty
• King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418

Characters:

• 太 - very, too much; big; extreme
• 宗 - ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect

Traditional characters:

• 太 - very, too much; big; extreme
• 宗 - ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect