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宗圣侯

Zōng shèng hóudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
Sources & editorial notes

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.

Source record: cd-bd95591a298a444a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

宗聖侯 宗圣侯 [Zong1 sheng4 hou2] /hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 宗聖侯

  • 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

  • 侯
    hóu

    marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / nobleman / high official

    hòu

    used in 閩侯|闽侯[Mǐn hòu] (the name of a place in Fujian)

    Hóu

    surname Hou

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.