| 宗正 | Zōng Zhèng | Director of the Imperial Clan in Imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿 |
| 宗筋 | zōng jīn | penis (Chinese medicine) |
| 宗圣侯 | Zōng shèng hóu | hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants |
| 宗圣公 | Zōng Shèng gōng | hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants |
| 密宗 | mì zōng | tantra |
| 宁宗 | Níng zōng | Emperor Ningzong of Southern Song (1168-1224) |
| 岱宗 | Dài zōng | another name for Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong as principal or ancestor of the Five Sacred Mountains 五岳; Mt Thai as resting place for departed souls |
| 师宗 | Shī zōng | Shizong county in Qujing 曲靖, Yunnan |
| 师宗县 | Shī zōng xiàn | Shizong county in Qujing 曲靖, Yunnan |
| 康乾宗迦峰 | Kāng qián zōng jiā fēng | Kachenjunga (Himalayan peak) |
| 广宗县 | Guǎng zōng xiàn | Guangzong county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei |
| 教宗 | jiào zōng | the pope; also called 教皇 |
| 文宗 | wén zōng | sb whose calligraphy serves as a model; Wenzong Emperor, reign name of Yuan Dynasty emperor Tugh Temür (1304-1332), reigned 1328-1332 |
| 明仁宗 | Míng Rén zōng | Ming Renzong, Temple name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高炽 |
| 明宣宗 | Míng Xuān zōng | Temple name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德 |
| 明武宗 | Míng Wǔ zōng | Ming Wuzong, temple name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhengde 正德 |
| 明熹宗 | Míng Xī zōng | Ming Xizong, Temple name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天启 |
| 朝鲜太宗 | Cháo xiǎn Tài zōng | King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418 |
| 李宗仁 | Lǐ Zōng rén | Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction |
| 荣宗耀祖 | róng zōng yào zǔ | to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom); also written 光宗耀祖 |
| 正宗 | zhèng zōng | orthodox school; fig. traditional; old school; authentic; genuine |
| 法相宗 | fǎ xiàng zōng | Dharma-character school of Buddhism |
| 清太宗 | Qīng tài zōng | posthumous title of Hung Taiji 皇太极 (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努尔哈赤, reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 后金, then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor |
| 白山宗 | Bái shān zōng | Sufi sect of Islam in central Asia |
| 皇太极清太宗 | Huáng tài jí Qīng tài zōng | Hung Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努尔哈赤, reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 后金, then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor |
| 禅门五宗 | chán mén wǔ zōng | the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom) |
| 联宗 | lián zōng | combined branches of a clan |
| 英宗 | Yīng zōng | Yingzong, Temple name of sixth and eighth Ming emperor Zhengtong 正统 |
| 华严宗 | huá yán zōng | Chinese Buddhist school founded on the Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra (Garland sutra) |
| 万变不离其宗 | wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng | many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose |
| 路德宗 | Lù dé zōng | Lutheran church |
| 阳宗 | yáng zōng | sun |
| 非宗教 | fēi zōng jiào | secular (society); non-religious (party) |
| 高宗 | Gāo Zōng | Gaozong Emperor, Temple name of the tenth Song Emperor Zhao Gou 赵构 (1107-1187 CE), reigned (1127-1162 CE) |
| 黄宗羲 | Huáng Zōng xī | Huang Zongxi (1610-1695), scholar and writer of the Ming-Qing transition |
