宗 zōng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 示 altar
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
宗教
zōngjiào
religion
Characters in this word
教 jiāo
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 孝 filial piety, obedience 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 研究宗教不能只看仪式，还要理解它与社会秩序之间的关系。 Yánjiū zōngjiào bù néng zhǐ kàn yíshì, hái yào lǐjiě tā yǔ shèhuì zhìxù zhījiān de guānxì. The study of religion must look beyond rituals and understand its relationship with social order.
- 这门课程介绍了世界主要宗教的历史。 Zhè mén kèchéng jièshào le shìjiè zhǔyào zōngjiào de lìshǐ. This course introduces the history of the world's major religions.
- 他对各种宗教都很感兴趣，常常去参观古老的寺庙。 Tā duì gè zhǒng zōngjiào dōu hěn gǎn xìngqù, chángcháng qù cānguān gǔlǎo de sìmiào. He is interested in all religions and often visits ancient temples.
Related words
- 大宗 dàzōng bulk; large-scale; major
- 正宗 zhèngzōng authentic; genuine; orthodox
- 宗 zōng measure word for cases, transactions, or incidents
- 宗旨 zōngzhǐ purpose; aim; guiding principle
- 祖宗 zǔzong ancestors; forebears
- 教 jiāo to teach
- 教学楼 jiàoxuélóu classroom building
- 教师 jiàoshī teacher
- 教室 jiàoshì classroom
- 教学 jiàoxué teaching
- 教育 jiàoyù education
- 教材 jiàocái textbook; teaching material