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Chinese symbol for “religion”

宗教
zōng jiào
religion

The closest CC-CEDICT match for religion is 宗教 (zōng jiào), defined as: religion.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

宗 zōng
ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes
教 jiào
school, education
radical 66 ⽁ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “religion”

WordPinyinMeaning
教jiào(bound form) to teach; to instruct; a religion

Related words

Other words that share a character with 宗教.

WordPinyinMeaning
宗旨zōng zhǐobjective; aim
教宗jiào zōngpope
大宗dà zōnglarge amount; staple
正宗zhèng zōngorthodox school; fig. traditional
祖宗zǔ zōngancestor; forebear
教育jiào yùto educate; to teach
教师 (教師)jiào shīteacher; 个 (gè)
教授jiāo shòuto teach (a subject)

See also: Japanese symbol for “religion”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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