宗教
Old HSK 6
宗教 (zōngjiào) · religion
宗教 (zōngjiào) means “religion”. It is written with 2 characters: 宗 (ancestry) + 教 (to teach). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 宗教 is built
The characters
宗 zōng · ancestry
What 宗 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 示shì — altar
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 二 — two strokes
教 jiāo · to teach
What 教 is made of
- 孝xiào — filial piety
- 耂lǎo — old
- 土tǔ — earth
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 耂lǎo — old
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 孝 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个国家有很多种宗教。Zhège guójiā yǒu hěnduō zhǒng zōngjiào.This country has many religions.
我们应该尊重不同的宗教。Wǒmen yīnggāi zūnzhòng bùtóng de zōngjiào.We should respect different religions.
Questions about 宗教
What does 宗教 mean?
宗教 (zōngjiào) means “religion”.
How do you pronounce 宗教?
宗教 is pronounced zōngjiào.
Which HSK level is 宗教?
宗教 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 正宗zhèngzōngauthentic
- 宗旨zōngzhǐaim
- 教学楼jiàoxuélóuclassroom building
- 教师jiàoshīteacher
- 教室jiàoshìclassroom
- 教学jiàoxuéteaching
- 教育jiàoyùeducation
- 教材jiàocáitextbook
- 教练jiàoliàncoach
- 请教qǐngjiàoto ask for advice
Learn 宗教 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 247: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.