高宗

Traditional form:

高宗

Pinyin (reading):

Gāozōng

Definitions:

• 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)

Characters:

• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 宗 - ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect

Traditional characters:

• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 宗 - ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect