Chinese Character 宗 Meanings and components.

Form

宗

Meaning

宗 meaning[3] in English

Surname Zong.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 宗 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'roof' radical in … (宀) , and to show (示)

Its radical[1] is: 宀 (mian2) which means: 'Roof' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 40), Occurring In 家, 定, 安 Etc, See Also 寶蓋|宝盖[Bao3 Gai4], .宀mian2'roof' radical …

In cangjie it is written with JMMF

How to write 宗

To write宗zong1surname Zong you should write a combination of 宀mian2'roof' radical … , 示shi4to show arranged in a 吕 shape:

宀 + 示 = 宗

宗 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 宗 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 宗, looks as follow:

宗
Pinyin:zong1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Zong
宀
Pinyin:mian2
Meaning[3]: 'Roof' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 40), Occurring In 家, 定, 安 Etc . See Also 寶蓋|宝盖[Bao3 Gai4]
示
Pinyin:shi4
Meaning[3]: To Show . To Reveal
二
Pinyin:er4
Meaning[3]: Two . 2 . (Beijing Dialect) Stupid
小
Pinyin:xiao3
Meaning[3]: Small . Tiny . Few . Young

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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