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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
宗旨 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
宗旨 ＝ 宗 ＋ 旨
ㄗㄨㄥ ㄓˇ · zōngzhǐ
noun — aim, purpose; guiding tenet

字源 FORM — what the parts do

宗ancestral, principal (宗派)zōng宀 + 示 — the ancestral shrine under a roof, hence the root one honours
旨intent, purport (主旨)zhǐ
宗旨，宗派的宗，主旨的旨。
關 · Related
主旨zhǔzhǐthe gist sense — same 旨