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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 宗
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 7 | 4,594 | 3,398 | 5,881 |
Other Words Containing 宗
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 宗教 | 5 | 6 | 2,683 | 4,234 | 7,571 |
| 宗 | - | 7 | 4,594 | 3,398 | 5,881 |
| 卷宗 | - | - | 12,908 | 41,266 | 63,021 |
| 正宗 | - | 8 | 14,218 | 10,705 | 5,362 |
| 宗旨 | 6 | 9 | 14,242 | 6,956 | 17,426 |
| 祖宗 | - | 9 | 21,037 | 18,269 | 11,147 |
| 大宗 | - | 9 | 22,399 | 13,878 | 20,382 |
| 禅宗 | - | - | 25,788 | 33,091 | 32,490 |
| 宗庙 | - | - | 27,786 | 48,360 | 90,196 |
| 教宗 | - | - | 29,868 | - | - |
| 传宗接代 | - | - | 34,432 | 53,236 | 42,300 |
| 宗师 | - | - | 36,579 | 32,026 | 42,646 |
| 宗派 | - | - | 39,928 | 36,897 | 67,294 |
| 宗族 | - | - | 44,709 | 29,706 | 41,664 |
| 高宗 | - | - | 47,640 | 49,926 | 84,590 |
| 左宗棠 | - | - | 48,259 | 47,001 | 65,938 |
| 光宗耀祖 | - | - | 57,974 | 74,056 | 60,379 |
| 世宗 | - | - | 85,175 | - | - |
| 宗派主义 | - | - | 89,875 | 50,045 | - |
| 万变不离其宗 | - | - | 90,356 | 69,901 | 50,239 |