| 宗主国 | [ zōng zhǔ guó ] suzerain state, mother country (of a colony) |
| 宗主权 | [ zōng zhǔ quán ] suzerainty |
| 宗师 | [ zōng shī ] great scholar respected for learning and integrity |
| 宗庙 | [ zōng ] temple, ancestral shrine |
| 宗教仪式 | [ zōng yí shì ] religious ceremony |
| 宗教团 | [ zōng tuán ] religious order, religious grouping |
| 宗教学 | [ zōng xué ] religious studies |
| 宗派主义 | [ zōng paì zhǔ yì ] sectarianism |
| 宗圣侯 | [ zōng shèng hoú ] hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants |
| 宗圣公 | [ zōng shèng gōng ] hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants |
| ⇒ 三论宗 | [ sān lùn zōng ] Three Treatise School (Buddhism) |
| ⇒ 传宗接代 | [ chuán zōng jiē daì ] to carry on one's ancestral line |
| ⇒ 唐太宗李卫公问对 | [ táng taì zōng lǐ weì gōng wèn duì ] "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] |
| ⇒ 唐宪宗 | [ táng xiàn zōng ] Emperor Xianzong of Tang (778-820), reign name of twelfth Tang emperor Li Chun 李純|李纯[Li3 Chun2] reigned 805-820 |
| ⇒ 唐肃宗 | [ táng sù zōng ] Emperor Suzong of Tang (711-762), reign name of eighth Tang emperor Li Heng 李亨[Li3 Heng1], reigned 756-762 |
| ⇒ 唐顺宗 | [ táng shùn zōng ] Emperor Shunzong of Tang (761-806), reign name of eleventh Tang emperor Li Song 李誦|李诵[Li3 Song4], reigned 805-806 |
| ⇒ 唯识宗 | [ weí shí zōng ] Yogachara school of Buddhism ("consciousness only" school of Buddhism) |
| ⇒ 太乙金华宗旨 | [ taì yǐ jīn huá zōng zhǐ ] The Secret of the Golden Flower, a classic of Chinese Taoism published in the late 17th century |
| ⇒ 宁宗 | [ níng zōng ] Emperor Ningzong of Southern Song (1168-1224) |
| ⇒ 左宗棠鸡 | [ zuǒ zōng táng jī ] General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish |
| ⇒ 师宗 | [ shī zōng ] Shizong county in Qujing 曲靖[Qu3 jing4], Yunnan |
| ⇒ 师宗县 | [ shī zōng xiàn ] Shizong county in Qujing 曲靖[Qu3 jing4], Yunnan |
| ⇒ 广宗 | [ guǎng zōng ] Guangzong county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei |
| ⇒ 广宗县 | [ guǎng zōng xiàn ] Guangzong county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei |
| ⇒ 成实宗 | [ chéng shí zōng ] Satyasiddhi school of Buddhism |
| ⇒ 教宗座驾 | [ zōng zuò jià ] popemobile |
| ⇒ 朝鲜太宗 | [ chaó xiǎn taì zōng ] King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418 |
| ⇒ 荣宗耀祖 | [ róng zōng yaò zǔ ] to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom), also written 光宗耀祖 |
| ⇒ 净土宗 | [ jìng tǔ zōng ] Pure Land Buddhism |
| ⇒ 皇太极清太宗 | [ huáng taì jí qīng taì zōng ] 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 |
| ⇒ 禅宗 | [ chán zōng ] Zen Buddhism |
| ⇒ 禅门五宗 | [ chán mén wǔ zōng ] the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom) |
| ⇒ 联宗 | [ lián zōng ] combined branches of a clan |
| ⇒ 华严宗 | [ huá yán zōng ] Chinese Buddhist school founded on the Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra (Garland sutra) |
| ⇒ 万变不离其宗 | [ wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng ] many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose |
| ⇒ 莲宗 | [ lián zōng ] see 淨土宗|净土宗[Jing4 tu3 zong1] |
| ⇒ 开宗明义 | [ kaī zōng míng yì ] to declare at the outset (idiom) |
| ⇒ 陶宗仪 | [ taó zōng yí ] Tao Zongyi (c. 1329-1410), Yuan dynasty scholar |
| ⇒ 阳宗 | [ yáng zōng ] sun |
| ⇒ 黄宗羲 | [ huáng zōng xī ] Huang Zongxi (1610-1695), scholar and writer of the Ming-Qing transition |
