宗祧 zōngtiāo ancestral temple Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents zōngtiāo ancestral temple 宗 zōng ancestors (bound form) forefathers or ancestors祧 tiāo ancestral hall (bound form) an ancestral hall or temple dedicated to distant ancestors; specifically the place where the spirit tablets of remote ancestors are moved after several generationszōngtiāo family line 宗 zōng clan (bound form) relating to the same clan or family lineage; of the same surname祧 tiāo to inherit (bound form) to succeed or be an heir to a previous generation; to carry on the family line