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The character 宗 (zōng) combines the 宀 (mián) radical, meaning roof, with the 示 (shì) radical below, representing an altar. This structure originally depicted an ancestral temple. From this concrete image, its meaning extended to concepts of ancestors and lineage. Later, it broadened further to denote a sect or school of thought, as in Buddhism, and also came to signify a principal aim or foundational principle.
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宗教自由受到法律保护。
这个家族的宗祠历史很悠久。
我们学校的办学宗旨是立德树人。
他是这个庞大宗族的现任族长。
这宗土地交易已经完成了。
这家餐馆的牛肉面非常正宗。
团结协作是我们成功的唯一宗要。
他的艺术创作始终宗于内心的真实表达。