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宗

Hanyu Pinyin:zōng

Stroke Count:8

Five Elements:Metal

Recommendability:87%

Cultural Meaning:92%

Literature Reference: 宗，尊祖庙也。—— 《说文解字》 Zong refers to the ancestral temple. Source from 'Shuowen Jiezi'.

宗: Ancestral Temple, the shrine of forebears, also signifies ancestors and lineage. In names, it often embodies the aspiration to become a revered individual.

Meaning: Zong represents ancestral reverence and family heritage.

孟宗 (Meng Zong)

a minister of the Wu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period, served various military and civil positions.

刘宗 (Liu Zong)

A scholar from Dongguan in the Song Dynasty, who became a special-ranked Jinshi in 1243, served as a judicial officer in Fengzhou, and later retired to Yuanshan after the fall of the Song Dynasty, engaging in poetic exchanges with his cousin Liu Yu, and authored 'Xunchi Ouyong'.

李宗 (Li Zong)

a Ming Dynasty poet and calligrapher from Jiangyin, known for his work 'Snow Window Family Manuscript.'

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