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The character "宗" is structured from the component "宀", indicating a roof or building, positioned above "示", which signifies an altar or spiritual display, originally denoting an ancestral temple used for ritual ceremonies. This concrete referent naturally extended to mean the clan or lineage connected to that temple, reflecting social organization based on common descent. Over centuries, its application broadened to represent a school of thought or religious sect, and it further developed abstract meanings such as "principal" or "core" in various linguistic compounds.
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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。