宗

• 拼音: zōng
• 汉字拆解: 宗 = 宀 (roof/shelter) + 示 (ritual/altar)

含义

Measure word for cases, matters, or transactions (especially legal, financial, or official affairs). Also: ancestor; sect; lineage.

As a measure word, 宗 quantifies formal matters such as 一宗案件 (a case) or 一宗交易 (a transaction). In classical or cultural contexts it also denotes ancestral lineage or religious sect.

例句

1. 检察院对这宗重大腐败案件展开了全面调查。
2. 这宗价值数十亿的并购交易历经三年谈判终于落定。
3. 这宗古老的学术流派在近代几乎已销声匿迹。

用法指南

语境: legal, business, history, religion

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 警方已对那宗入室盗窃案立案侦查。(The police have opened an investigation into that burglary case.)
• 这宗跨境并购涉及多个司法管辖区的监管审批。(This cross-border merger involves regulatory approvals from multiple jurisdictions.)

错误说法

• 一宗苹果 — 宗 measures formal matters, not physical objects; use 个 or 箱 for fruit

起源与历史

宗 = 宀 (roof) + 示 (altar) — ancestral hall; extended to mean lineage, sect, and (as measure word) formal matters

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal