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Chinese symbol for “sectarianism”

宗派主义
zōng pài zhǔ yì
Traditional: 宗派主義
sectarianism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sectarianism is 宗派主义 (zōng pài zhǔ yì), defined as: sectarianism.

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
派 pài
clique, faction, group, sect
radical 85 ⽔ · 9 strokes
主 zhǔ
to own; to host; master; host; lord
radical 3 ⼂ · 5 strokes
义 yì
right conduct, propriety; justice
radical 3 ⼂ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 宗派主义.

WordPinyinMeaning
宗教zōng jiàoreligion
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
派出pài chūto send; to dispatch
派遣pài qiǎnto send (on a mission); to dispatch
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
意义 (意義)yì yìsense; meaning

See also: Japanese symbol for “sectarianism”.

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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