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宗 = 宀 + 示

宗 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “lineage”. It is built from 宀 (roof) and 示 (show). It appears as a component in 27 other characters in this index.

Keyword
lineage
Pinyin (Mandarin)
zōng
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
lineage, ancestry, родословная, ancestry
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
宗 religion

Decomposition

ids

  1. 宀 roof
  2. 示 show

Characters that contain 宗

How to find 宗 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “roof” + “show”. 宗 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 宗 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.