tông chi

Tông chi của ông ấy có rất nhiều người.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Lineage or branch of a clan/family: A specific, identifiable line of descent within a larger extended family or clan system. It refers to a subgroup that shares a more recent common ancestor.
   • Subdivision of a family: A category used in genealogy to organize and differentiate between various descendant lines stemming from a single ancestral family.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy thuộc tông chi trưởng trong dòng họ. (He belongs to the eldest lineage within the clan.)
  • Gia phả ghi chép rõ ràng từng tông chi. (The family genealogy records each branch clearly.)
  • Hai tông chi này có chung một tổ tiên cách đây năm đời. (These two branches share a common ancestor from five generations ago.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in formal, historical, or genealogical contexts when discussing family trees, ancestral worship, and clan structures. It is less common in everyday conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Chi tộc (n): A synonym often used interchangeably with "tông chi" to mean a branch or lineage of a family.
• Phả hệ (n): Genealogy, family tree.
• Gia tộc (n): Clan, extended family.

Synonyms

• Lineage
• Branch (of a family)
• Descendant line
• Sub-clan

Related Concepts

• Tông đường: The main ancestral worship hall of a clan or lineage.
• Trưởng tông / Trưởng chi: The head of a lineage or branch.