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zōng = 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
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How to pronounce 宗

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= zu initial

Zu is for Zapatista Zebra.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)ng1 final

In front of the engine.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

宗 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
mián = mi + an2
"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]
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shì = sh + Ø4
to show / to reveal
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Characters with 宗 as component

cóng = cu + (e)ng2
noise of water
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cóng = cu + (e)ng2
joy
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zōng = zu + (e)ng1
hydrazone (chemistry)
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Words with 宗

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to carry on one's ancestral line
great scholar respected for learning and integrity

Sentences with 宗

宗 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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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

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