| 宗 | [ zōng ] surname Zong |
| 宗 | [ zōng ] school, sect, purpose, model, ancestor, clan, to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work), classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs |
| 宗主 | [ zōng zhǔ ] head of a clan, natural leader, person of prestige and authority in a domain, suzerain |
| 宗主國 | [ zōng zhǔ guó ] suzerain state, mother country (of a colony) |
| 宗主權 | [ zōng zhǔ quán ] suzerainty |
| 宗匠 | [ zōng jiàng ] person with remarkable academic or artistic attainments, master craftsman, highly esteemed person |
| 宗喀巴 | [ zōng kā bā ] Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), Tibetan religious leader, founder of the Gelugpa school 格魯派|格鲁派[Ge2 lu3 pai4] |
| 宗地 | [ zōng dì ] parcel of land |
| 宗室 | [ zōng shì ] imperial clan, member of the imperial clan, clansman, ancestral shrine |
| 宗師 | [ zōng shī ] great scholar respected for learning and integrity |
| 宗廟 | [ zōng ] temple, ancestral shrine |
| 宗教 | [ zōng ] religion |
| 宗教儀式 | [ zōng yí shì ] religious ceremony |
| 宗教團 | [ zōng tuán ] religious order, religious grouping |
| 宗教學 | [ zōng xué ] religious studies |
| 宗教徒 | [ zōng tú ] adherent of religion, disciple |
| 宗教改革 | [ zōng gaǐ gé ] (Protestant) Reformation |
| 宗教法庭 | [ zōng fǎ tíng ] Inquisition (religion) |
| 宗族 | [ zōng zú ] clan, clansman |
| 宗旨 | [ zōng zhǐ ] objective, aim, goal |
| 宗正 | [ zōng zhèng ] Director of the Imperial Clan in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1] |
| 宗法 | [ zōng fǎ ] patriarchal clan system |
| 宗派 | [ zōng paì ] sect |
| 宗派主義 | [ zōng paì zhǔ yì ] sectarianism |
| 宗祠 | [ zōng cí ] ancestral temple, clan hall |
| 宗筋 | [ zōng jīn ] penis (Chinese medicine) |
| 宗聖侯 | [ zōng shèng hoú ] hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants |
| 宗聖公 | [ zōng shèng gōng ] hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants |
| ⇒ 三論宗 | [ sān lùn zōng ] Three Treatise School (Buddhism) |
| ⇒ 世宗 | [ shì zōng ] 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 |
| ⇒ 世宗大王 | [ shì zōng dà wáng ] 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 |
| ⇒ 代宗 | [ daì zōng ] Daizong, temple name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰[Jing3 tai4] |
| ⇒ 俱舍宗 | [ jù shè zōng ] Kusha-shū (Japanese Buddhism school) |
| ⇒ 傳宗接代 | [ chuán zōng jiē daì ] to carry on one's ancestral line |
| ⇒ 光宗耀祖 | [ guāng zōng yaò zǔ ] to bring honor to one's ancestors |
| ⇒ 卷宗 | [ juàn zōng ] file, folder, dossier |
| ⇒ 唐中宗 | [ táng zhōng zōng ] Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, reign name of fourth Tang emperor Li Zhe 李哲[Li3 Zhe2] (656-710), reigned 705-710 |
| ⇒ 唐代宗 | [ táng daì zōng ] Emperor Taizong of Tang (727-779), reign name of ninth Tang emperor Li Yu 李豫[Li3 Yu4], reigned 762-779 |
| ⇒ 唐僖宗 | [ táng xī zōng ] Emperor Xizong of Tang, reign name of nineteenth Tang Emperor Li Xuan 李儇[Li3 Xuan1] (862-888), reigned 873-888 |
| ⇒ 唐太宗 | [ táng taì zōng ] Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民[Li3 Shi4 min2] (599-649), reigned 626-649 |
| ⇒ 唐太宗李衛公問對 | [ táng taì zōng lǐ weì gōng wèn duì ] "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang", military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4] and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] |
| ⇒ 唐宣宗 | [ táng xuān zōng ] Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (810-859), reign name of seventeenth Tang emperor Li Chen 李忱[Li3 Chen2], reigned 846-859 |
| ⇒ 唐德宗 | [ táng dé zōng ] Emperor Dezong of Tang (742-805), reign name of tenth Tang emperor Li Kuo 李适[Li3 Kuo4], reigned 779-805 |
| ⇒ 唐憲宗 | [ táng xiàn zōng ] Emperor Xianzong of Tang (778-820), reign name of twelfth Tang emperor Li Chun 李純|李纯[Li3 Chun2] reigned 805-820 |
| ⇒ 唐懿宗 | [ táng yì zōng ] Emperor Yizong of Tang (833-873), reign name of eighteenth Tang emperor Li Cui 李漼[Li3 Cui3], reigned 859-873 |
| ⇒ 唐敬宗 | [ táng jìng zōng ] Emperor Jingzong of Tang (809-827), reign name of fourteenth Tang emperor 李湛[Li3 Zhan4], reigned 825-827 |
| ⇒ 唐文宗 | [ táng wén zōng ] Emperor Wenzong of Tang (809-840), reign name of fifteenth Tang emperor 李昂[Li3 Ang2], reigned 827-840 |
| ⇒ 唐昭宗 | [ táng zhaō zōng ] Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, reign name of twentieth Tang emperor 李曄|李晔[Li1 Ye4] (867-904), reigned 888-904 |
| ⇒ 唐武宗 | [ táng wǔ zōng ] Emperor Wuzong of Tang (814-846), reign name of sixteenth Tang emperor Li Chan 李瀍[Li3 Chan2], reigned 840-846 |
| ⇒ 唐玄宗 | [ táng xuán zōng ] Tang Emperor Xuanzong (685-762), also known as Emperor Ming of Tang 唐明皇[Tang2 Ming2 huang2], reign name of seventh Tang emperor 李隆基[Li3 Long1 ji1], reigned 712-756 |
| ⇒ 唐睿宗 | [ táng ruì zōng ] Emperor Ruizong of Tang, reign name of sixth Tang emperor Li Dan 李旦[Li3 Dan4] (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712 |
| ⇒ 唐穆宗 | [ táng mù zōng ] Emperor Muzong of Tang (795-825), reign name of thirteenth Tang emperor 李恆|李恒[Li3 Heng2] reigned 821-825 |
| ⇒ 唐肅宗 | [ táng sù zōng ] Emperor Suzong of Tang (711-762), reign name of eighth Tang emperor Li Heng 李亨[Li3 Heng1], reigned 756-762 |
| ⇒ 唐順宗 | [ táng shùn zōng ] Emperor Shunzong of Tang (761-806), reign name of eleventh Tang emperor Li Song 李誦|李诵[Li3 Song4], reigned 805-806 |
| ⇒ 唐高宗 | [ táng gaō zōng ] Emperor Gaozong of Tang, reign name of third Tang emperor Li Zhi 李治[Li3 Zhi4] (628-683), reigned 649-683 |
| ⇒ 唯識宗 | [ weí shí zōng ] Yogachara school of Buddhism ("consciousness only" school of Buddhism) |
| ⇒ 大宗 | [ dà zōng ] large amount, staple, influential family of long standing |
| ⇒ 天台宗 | [ tiān taí zōng ] Tiantai school of Buddhism |
| ⇒ 太乙金華宗旨 | [ taì yǐ jīn huá zōng zhǐ ] The Secret of the Golden Flower, a classic of Chinese Taoism published in the late 17th century |
| ⇒ 太宗 | [ taì zōng ] posthumous name given to second emperor of a dynasty, King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418 |
| ⇒ 孟宗竹 | [ mèng zōng zhú ] see 毛竹[mao2 zhu2] |
| ⇒ 宋徽宗 | [ sòng huī zōng ] Emperor Huizong (Song Dynasty) |
| ⇒ 密宗 | [ mì zōng ] Vajrayana, Tantric Buddhism |
| ⇒ 密宗 | [ mì zōng ] tantra |
| ⇒ 寧宗 | [ níng zōng ] Emperor Ningzong of Southern Song (1168-1224) |
| ⇒ 小祖宗 | [ zǔ zōng ] brat, little devil |
| ⇒ 岱宗 | [ daì zōng ] another name for Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong as principal or ancestor of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4], Mt Tai as resting place for departed souls |
| ⇒ 左宗棠 | [ zuǒ zōng táng ] Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), Chinese administrator and military leader |
| ⇒ 左宗棠雞 | [ zuǒ zōng táng jī ] General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish |
| ⇒ 師宗 | [ shī zōng ] Shizong county in Qujing 曲靖[Qu3 jing4], Yunnan |
| ⇒ 師宗縣 | [ shī zōng xiàn ] Shizong county in Qujing 曲靖[Qu3 jing4], Yunnan |
| ⇒ 康乾宗迦峰 | [ kāng qián zōng jiā fēng ] Kachenjunga (Himalayan peak) |
| ⇒ 廣宗 | [ guǎng zōng ] Guangzong county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei |
| ⇒ 廣宗縣 | [ guǎng zōng xiàn ] Guangzong county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei |
| ⇒ 循道宗 | [ xún daò zōng ] Methodism |
| ⇒ 慈恩宗 | [ cí ēn zōng ] see 法相宗[Fa3 xiang4 zong1] |
| ⇒ 成實宗 | [ chéng shí zōng ] Satyasiddhi school of Buddhism |
| ⇒ 教宗 | [ zōng ] pope |
| ⇒ 教宗座駕 | [ zōng zuò jià ] popemobile |
| ⇒ 文宗 | [ wén zōng ] Wenzong Emperor, reign name of Yuan Dynasty emperor Tugh Temür (1304-1332), reigned 1328-1332 |
| ⇒ 文宗 | [ wén zōng ] sb whose calligraphy serves as a model |
| ⇒ 明仁宗 | [ míng rén zōng ] Ming Renzong, temple name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽[Zhu1 Gao1 chi4] |
| ⇒ 明宣宗 | [ míng xuān zōng ] temple name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德[Xuan1 de2] |
| ⇒ 明武宗 | [ míng wǔ zōng ] Ming Wuzong, temple name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhengde 正德[Zheng4 de2] |
| ⇒ 明熹宗 | [ míng xī zōng ] Ming Xizong, temple name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟|明天启[Ming2 Tian1 qi3] |
| ⇒ 朝鮮太宗 | [ chaó xiǎn taì zōng ] King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418 |
| ⇒ 李宗仁 | [ lǐ zōng rén ] Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction |
| ⇒ 李宗盛 | [ lǐ zōng shèng ] Jonathan Lee (1958-), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter |
| ⇒ 柳宗元 | [ liǔ zōng yuán ] 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 |
| ⇒ 榮宗耀祖 | [ róng zōng yaò zǔ ] to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom), also written 光宗耀祖 |
| ⇒ 正宗 | [ zhèng zōng ] orthodox school, fig. traditional, old school, authentic, genuine |
| ⇒ 法相宗 | [ fǎ xiàng zōng ] Yogācāra school of Buddhism, Dharma-character school of Buddhism |
| ⇒ 淨土宗 | [ jìng tǔ zōng ] Pure Land Buddhism |
| ⇒ 清太宗 | [ qīng taì zōng ] posthumous title of Hong Taiji 皇太極|皇太极[Huang2 Tai4 ji2] (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[Da4 Qing1] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor |
| ⇒ 瑜伽宗 | [ yú jiā zōng ] see 唯識宗|唯识宗[Wei2 shi2 zong1] |
| ⇒ 白山宗 | [ baí shān zōng ] Sufi sect of Islam in central Asia |
| ⇒ 皇太極清太宗 | [ huáng taì jí qīng taì zōng ] Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[Da4 Qing1] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor |
| ⇒ 真言宗 | [ zhēn yán zōng ] Shingon Buddhism |
| ⇒ 祖宗 | [ zǔ zōng ] ancestor, forebear |
| ⇒ 禪宗 | [ chán zōng ] Zen Buddhism |
| ⇒ 禪門五宗 | [ chán mén wǔ zōng ] the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom) |
| ⇒ 聯宗 | [ lián zōng ] combined branches of a clan |
| ⇒ 英宗 | [ yīng zōng ] Yingzong, temple name of sixth and eighth Ming emperor Zhengtong 正統|正统[Zheng4 tong3] |
| ⇒ 華嚴宗 | [ huá yán zōng ] Chinese Buddhist school founded on the Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra (Garland sutra) |
| ⇒ 萬變不離其宗 | [ wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng ] many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose |
| ⇒ 蓮宗 | [ lián zōng ] see 淨土宗|净土宗[Jing4 tu3 zong1] |
| ⇒ 路德宗 | [ lù dé zōng ] Lutheran church |
| ⇒ 開宗明義 | [ kaī zōng míng yì ] to declare at the outset (idiom) |
| ⇒ 陶宗儀 | [ taó zōng yí ] Tao Zongyi (c. 1329-1410), Yuan dynasty scholar |
| ⇒ 陽宗 | [ yáng zōng ] sun |
| ⇒ 非宗教 | [ feī zōng ] secular (society), non-religious (party) |
| ⇒ 高宗 | [ gaō zōng ] Gaozong, the temple name of various emperors, notably 唐高宗[Tang2 Gao1 zong1], 宋高宗[Song4 Gao1 zong1] and 清高宗[Qing1 Gao1 zong1] (aka 李治[Li3 Zhi4], 趙構|赵构[Zhao4 Gou4] and 乾隆[Qian2 long2] respectively) |
| ⇒ 黃宗羲 | [ huáng zōng xī ] Huang Zongxi (1610-1695), scholar and writer of the Ming-Qing transition |
