宗

宗
zo̅ng = zu + (e)ng1
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 = 宀 + 示 : Zapatista Zebra graduated from middle school and celebrates in front engine by crashing a blackboard, ripping the school's banner and trashing his graduation cap.

宗 character breakdown

宀
mián = mi + an2
"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]
宀 = 丶 + 冖 : Mnemonic symbol: the strokes of this character look like a graduation cap (宀).

Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to cook in the anthill's kitchen (an2) but she's afraid of the ants. That's why she builds a bunker: she uses a saucepan lid (冖) as the base, constructs pillars out of petals (丶) and uses a graduation cap (宀) as the roof.
示
shì = sh + Ø4
to show / to reveal
示 = 二 + 小 : A standard or guidon, as used in the military. Sherlock Holmes tries out his new guidon in the space station's bathroom. The standard features a capacitor and a daisy.

Characters with 宗 as component

崇
chóng = chu + (e)ng2
high / sublime / lofty / to esteem / to worship
崇 = 宗 + 山 : Chantal Chicken (chu) is making some music in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) by scratching with a fork (山) over a blackboard (宗). The music's notes are quite high (崇). Soon she will be revered (崇) by many critics.
粽
糉
zòng = zu + (e)ng4
variant of 粽[zong4]
粽
zòng = zu + (e)ng4
rice dumplings wrapped in leaves
粽 = 米 + 宗 : Zapatista Zebra (zu) graduated from a cooking school and presents his final master piece, rice (米) dumplings wrapped in leaves (粽), on a blackboard (宗) serving as a makeshift table in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4).
踪
蹤
zo̅ng = zu + (e)ng1
footprint / trace / tracks
踪 = ⻊ + 宗 : In front of the engine ((e)ng1) Zapatista Zebra (zu) is walking over a blackboard (宗) wearing cowboy boots (⻊), leaving footprints (踪) all over it.
综
綜
zo̅ng = zu + (e)ng1
(bound form) to synthesize; to combine / Taiwan pr. [zong4]
综
綜
zèng = z + (e)ng4
heddle / Taiwan pr. [zong4]
综
綜
zo̅ng = zu + (e)ng1
to sum up / to put together / Taiwan pr. [zong4]
综 = 宗 + 纟 : In front of the engine ((e)ng1) Zapatista Zebra (zu) is working hard on putting together (综) a live silk worm (纟). He already has a model silk worm standing on a table next to his blackboard (宗), on which he sums up (综) all the protein folds he would need to synthesize (综) the silk worm.
综
綜
zèng = z + (e)ng4
heddle (device to form warp in weaving textiles) / Taiwan pr. [zong4]
棕
椶
zo̅ng = zu + (e)ng1
variant of 棕[zong1]
棕 = 宗 + 木 : Zapatista Zebra (zu) got a new blackboard (宗) delivered and receives it in front of the engine ((e)ng1). It is of fairly low quality: the two vertical beams are made from a Christmas tree (木) and a palm (棕) respectively. Also, the blackboard is not exactly black, but rather brown (棕).
棕
zo̅ng = zu + (e)ng1
palm / palm fiber / coir (coconut fiber) / brown
棕 = 宗 + 木 : Zapatista Zebra (zu) got a new blackboard (宗) delivered and receives it in front of the engine ((e)ng1). It is of fairly low quality: the two vertical beams are made from a Christmas tree (木) and a palm (棕) respectively. Also, the blackboard is not exactly black, but rather brown (棕).
琮
cóng = cu + (e)ng2
jade tube with round hole and rectangular sides, used ceremonially in ancient times
琮
cóng = cu + (e)ng2
surname Cong

Words with 宗

卷
宗
file / folder / dossier
传
傳
宗
宗
接
接
代
代
to carry on one's ancestral line
光
宗
耀
祖
to bring honor to one's ancestors
世
宗
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
唐
中
宗
Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, reign name of fourth Tang emperor Li Zhe 李哲[Li3 Zhe2] (656-710), reigned 705-710
唐
代
宗
Emperor Taizong of Tang (727-779), reign name of ninth Tang emperor Li Yu 李豫[Li3 Yu4], reigned 762-779
三
三
论
論
宗
宗
Three Treatise School (Buddhism)
世
宗
大
王
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
Daizong, temple name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰[Jing3 tai4]
俱
舍
宗
Kusha-shū (Japanese Buddhism school)

Sentences with 宗

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