Explanation of the name "宗祧"
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Hanyu Pinyin:zōng
Five Elements:Metal
Recommendability:87%
Cultural Meaning:92%
Hanyu Pinyin:tiāo
Five Elements:Fire
Recommendability:18%
Cultural Meaning:80%
Literature Reference: 宗祧是寄,礼乐其亨。—— 《郊庙歌辞 享章怀太子庙乐章 迎俎酌献》 The ancestral shrine is entrusted, and the rites and music flourish. Source from 'Jiao Miao Ge Ci Xiang Zhang Huai Tai Zi Miao Yue Zhang Ying Zu Zhuo Xian'.
宗: Ancestral Temple, the shrine of forebears, also signifies ancestors and lineage. In names, it often embodies the aspiration to become a revered individual.
祧: The ancestral temple of distant forebears in ancient times.
Meaning: Zong Tiao signifies the inheritance and continuity of the family, symbolizing the foundation and prosperity of the lineage.