宗 圣 公

Zōng Shèng gōngdictionary entry

hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

宗聖公宗圣公 [Zong1 Sheng4 gong1] /hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants/

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Other forms in these source records: 宗聖公

宗
zōng
school / sect / purpose / model / ancestor / clan / to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work) / classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs
Zōng
surname Zong
圣
kū
(literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)
shèng
(bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc) / (bound form) peerless individual / paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc) / (bound form) holy / sacred
公
gōng
public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)

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