1. 宗

宗

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  1. 宗 is the 726th most frequent character.
  2. 宗 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 宗 appears as a character in 41 words.
  4. 宗 appears as a component in 15 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
宗 => 宀, 示
Radical :
宗 => 宀 (roof), 示 (sign)
Graphical :
宗 => 冖, 丶, 二, 亅, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zong1 - surname Zong
  2. zong1 - 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

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

宗师 (宗師)
正宗 

Medium Frequency

传宗接代 (傳宗接代)
大宗 
宗 
宗教 
宗旨 
广宗 (廣宗)
祖宗 
禅宗 (禪宗)

Appears In:

宗 also appears in:
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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