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宗圣侯

Zōng shèng hóu

3-character word Traditional 宗聖侯

What 宗圣侯 means

1. hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants

The characters in 宗圣侯

• 宗zōngschool; sect; purpose
• 圣shèng(bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc)…
• 侯hóumarquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位; nobleman…

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