ancestor; forefather; grandparents

HSK 6 #1025

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 1025th character
Radical ⽰ (113.5)
Strokes 9
Index # 1710

Definitions

祖 zǔ
  1. 1. ancestor
  2. 2. forefather
  3. 3. grandparents
  4. 4. surname Zu

Stroke order

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祖 stroke order animation

Words containing 祖

Word Meaning
Zulu
wife of paternal grandfather's younger brother
founder (of a craft, religious sect etc)
Zuma (name)
a remote ancestor
Wuzuquan - "Five Ancestors" - Martial Art
great aunt; father's father's brother's wife
great uncle; father's father's brother
to defend one's country
to defend one's country
Kublai Khan; first Yuan emperor
posthumous title of Genghis Khan
grandfather's younger brother
Emperor Gaozu of Tang, first Tang emperor
vuvuzela (horn) (loanword)
vuvuzela (horn) (loanword)
vuvuzela (horn blown by sports fans)
Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)
Archaeopteryx
Archaeopteryx
Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia
Mazu; Chinese sea goddess
flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)
Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin zhào kuāng yìn (927-976), reigned from 960
Song Zuying (1966-), Chinese folk music singer