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- 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
- Yingzong, temple name of sixth and eighth Ming emperor Zhengtong 正統|正统[Zheng4 tong3]
- posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty
- King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367–1422), reigned 1400–1418
- 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
- Wenzong Emperor, reign name of Yuan Dynasty emperor Tugh Temür (1304-1332), reigned 1328-1332
- (literary) writer whose works are venerated as exemplary; eminent writer
- another name for Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong as principal or ancestor of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
- Mt Tai as resting place for departed souls
- Gaozong, the temple name of various emperors, notably 唐高宗[Tang2 Gao1 zong1], 宋高宗[Song4 Gao1 zong1] and 清高宗[Qing1 Gao1 zong1] (aka 李治[Li3 Zhi4], 趙構|赵构[Zhao4 Gou4] and 乾隆[Qian2 long2] respectively)
- head of a clan
- natural leader
- person of prestige and authority in a domain
- suzerain
- person with remarkable academic or artistic attainments
- master craftsman
- highly esteemed person
- Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民[Li3 Shi4 min2] (599-649), reigned 626-649
- posthumous title of Hong Taiji 皇太極|皇太极[Huang2 Tai4 ji2] (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[Da4 Qing1] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor
- Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (810-859), reign name of seventeenth Tang emperor Li Chen 李忱[Li3 Chen2], reigned 846-859
- Emperor Dezong of Tang (742-805), reign name of tenth Tang emperor Li Kuo 李适[Li3 Kuo4], reigned 779-805
Trad. 唐憲宗
- Emperor Xianzong of Tang (778-820), reign name of twelfth Tang emperor Li Chun 李純|李纯[Li3 Chun2] reigned 805-820
Trad. 宗聖侯
- hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
- Emperor Yizong of Tang (833-873), reign name of eighteenth Tang emperor Li Cui 李漼[Li3 Cui3], reigned 859-873
Trad. 宗聖公
- hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
- Emperor Jingzong of Tang (809-827), reign name of fourteenth Tang emperor 李湛[Li3 Zhan4], reigned 825-827
- Emperor Wenzong of Tang (809-840), reign name of fifteenth Tang emperor 李昂[Li3 Ang2], reigned 827-840
- Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, reign name of twentieth Tang emperor 李曄|李晔[Li1 Ye4] (867-904), reigned 888-904
- Emperor Wuzong of Tang (814-846), reign name of sixteenth Tang emperor Li Chan 李瀍[Li3 Chan2], reigned 840-846
- Tang Emperor Xuanzong (685-762), also known as Emperor Ming of Tang 唐明皇[Tang2 Ming2 huang2], reign name of seventh Tang emperor 李隆基[Li3 Long1 ji1], reigned 712-756
- Emperor Ruizong of Tang, reign name of sixth Tang emperor Li Dan 李旦[Li3 Dan4] (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712
- Emperor Muzong of Tang (795-825), reign name of thirteenth Tang emperor 李恆|李恒[Li3 Heng2] reigned 821-825
Trad. 唐肅宗
- Emperor Suzong of Tang (711-762), reign name of eighth Tang emperor Li Heng 李亨[Li3 Heng1], reigned 756-762
- Ming Wuzong, temple name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhengde 正德[Zheng4 de2]
Trad. 唐順宗
- Emperor Shunzong of Tang (761-806), reign name of eleventh Tang emperor Li Song 李誦|李诵[Li3 Song4], reigned 805-806
- Emperor Gaozong of Tang, reign name of third Tang emperor Li Zhi 李治[Li3 Zhi4] (628-683), reigned 649-683
- Liu Zongyuan (773-819), Tang essayist and poet, advocate of the classical writing 古文運動|古文运动 and neoclassical 復古|复古 movements
- Ming Xizong, temple name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟|明天启[Ming2 Tian1 qi3]
- Yogācāra school of Buddhism
- Dharma-character school of Buddhism
- Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), Chinese administrator and military leader
Trad. 唯識宗
- Yogachara school of Buddhism ("consciousness only" school of Buddhism)
- Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction
- Jonathan Lee (1958-), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter
Trad. 華嚴宗
- Chinese Buddhist school founded on the Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra (Garland sutra)
Trad. 陶宗儀
- Tao Zongyi (c. 1329-1410), Yuan dynasty scholar
Trad. 廣宗縣
- Guangzong, a county in Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei
- Ming Renzong, temple name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽[Zhu1 Gao1 chi4]
Trad. 黃宗羲
- Huang Zongxi (1610-1695), scholar and writer of the Ming-Qing transition
- Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, reign name of fourth Tang emperor Li Zhe 李哲[Li3 Zhe2] (656-710), reigned 705-710
- Emperor Taizong of Tang (727-779), reign name of ninth Tang emperor Li Yu 李豫[Li3 Yu4], reigned 762-779
- Emperor Xizong of Tang, reign name of nineteenth Tang Emperor Li Xuan 李儇[Li3 Xuan1] (862-888), reigned 873-888
- Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), Tibetan religious leader, founder of the Gelugpa school 格魯派|格鲁派[Ge2 lu3 pai4]
Trad. 開宗明義
- to declare at the outset (idiom)
Trad. 禪門五宗
- the five schools of Chan Buddhism
Trad. 左宗棠雞
- General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish
Trad. 朝鮮太宗
- King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367–1422), reigned 1400–1418
Trad. 榮宗耀祖
- to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom)
- also written 光宗耀祖
- 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
- to share the same origins; to have common roots
Trad. 傳宗接代
- to carry on one's ancestral line
Trad. 萬變不離其宗
- many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose
Trad. 太乙金華宗旨
- The Secret of the Golden Flower, a classic of Chinese Taoism published in the late 17th century
Trad. 皇太極清太宗
- Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[Da4 Qing1] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor
Trad. 唐太宗李衛公問對
- "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang", military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4] and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]