lián
zōng

Meaning of 联宗

联宗 means to combine clans (of people with the same surname but different lineages). Pronounced lián zōng.

  • to combine clans (of people with the same surname but different lineages)

Definitions & Examples

men
lián
le
zōng
 
xiōng
xiāng
chēng
 

They established clan ties and addressed each other as brothers.

Zhè
liǎng
jiā
suī
rán
lái
tóng
fāng
 
dàn
tóng
xìng
 
hòu
lái
lián
le
zōng
 

Although these two families came from different places, they shared the surname Li and later combined their clans.

Lián
zōng
shì
Zhōng
guó
chuán
tǒng
shè
huì
zhōng
jiā
qiáng
rén
guān
de
zhǒng
fāng
shì
 

Combining clans was a method in traditional Chinese society for strengthening interpersonal relationships.

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