dailycharacter
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Pronunciation: zōng
Meaning: ancestors, religion
Etymology:
Building (top part of character) + 示 worship. (associative compound).
Traditional character: 宗 (the same)
Before Buddhism, before Taoism, before Confucianism, the Chinese practiced (and continue to do so, to a degree, today) ancestor worship.
Found in:
Liu ZongYuan ▪ 柳宗元
Word of the day on: 02.18.08
Meaning: ancestors, religion
Etymology:
Building (top part of character) + 示 worship. (associative compound).
Traditional character: 宗 (the same)
Before Buddhism, before Taoism, before Confucianism, the Chinese practiced (and continue to do so, to a degree, today) ancestor worship.
Found in:
Liu ZongYuan ▪ 柳宗元
Word of the day on: 02.18.08
