phonetic map : 宗 zong
goulnik
December 30, 2008, 09:22 AM posted in General Discussion| zong | ||
| 综 zōng comprehensive; aggregate; composite 综合 zōnghé to synthesize; combine 综核 zōnghé to check comprehensively |
宗 zōng ancestors; clan; sect; faction; aim; religion; to venerate 祖宗 zǔzōng ancestors; forebears 宗家 zōngjiā family clan 禅宗 Chánzōng Zen/Dhyana sect 宗旨 zōngzhǐ aim; purpose 宗仰 zōngyǎng to esteem 宗教 zōngjiào religion |
踪 zōng footprint; track; trace 踪迹 zōngjì n. trace; track 失踪 shīzōng to be missing |
| 棕 zōng palm; palm fiber; brown 棕树 zōngshù palm tree 棕毛 zōngmáo palm fiber/coir 棕色 zōngsè brown color |
鬃 zōng mane 马鬃 mǎzōng horse's ∼ |
粽 zòng glutinous rice cooked in bamboo-leaf 粽子 zòngzi pyramid-shaped dumpling of ∼ 肉粽 ròuzòng glutinous rice dumpling filled with meat |
| 腙 zōng hydrazone |
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| chong | ||
| 崇 chóng to respect; adulate 崇拜 chóngbài to worship; adore 崇奉 chóngfèng to believe in (a religion) 推崇 tuīchóng to esteem; praise highly |
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| 淙 cóng . 淙淙 cóngcóng gurgling 淙静 cóngjìng tinkling sound of gems |
琮 cóng square jade with a hole in the middle 黄琮 huángcóng yellow jade used in sacrifices |
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changye
December 31, 2008, 04:22 AMThe etymology of "宗" (ancestors) is very easy to understand. "宀" and "示" indicates "a house" and "ancestral tablet" respectively, so "宗" originally means "mausoleum".