2024年10月19日 · 宗. ancestral temple; ancestors or elders of a people One of the two suffixes of emperors' temple names. Coordinate term: 祖 (zǔ) family 宗法 ― zōngfǎ ― patriarchal clan system 宗周 ― Zōngzhōu ― Ancestral Zhou, Clan city of Zhou (Western Zhou dynasty's capital) 宗兄 ― zōngxiōng ― elder brother