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