ancestor, forefather; grandfather

HSK 6 #1025

DEFINITIONS

祖 zǔ
  • surname Zu
  • ancestor
  • forefather
  • grandparents

STROKES

WORDS

jiā zǔ (polite) my paternal grandfather
儿 róng zǔ ér Joey Yung (1980-), Hong Kong pop singer and actress
兒 róng zǔ ér Joey Yung (1980-), Hong Kong pop singer and actress
宗 xiǎo zǔ zōng brat; little devil
péng zǔ Peng Zu (legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years)
数典忘 shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
數典忘 shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
明太 míng tài zǔ Ming Taizu, Temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3]
明成 míng chéng zǔ Ming Chengzu, Temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yong3 le4]
曾外母 zēng wài zǔ mǔ great-grandmother (mother's grandmother)
曾外父 zēng wài zǔ fù great-grandfather (mother's grandfather)
父母 céng zǔ fù mǔ great-grandparents
荣宗耀 róng zōng yào zǔ to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom); also written 光宗耀祖
榮宗耀 róng zōng yào zǔ to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom); also written 光宗耀祖
zhèng zǔ Jeonjo (1752-1800), 22nd king of Korean Joseon dynasty
康 shā zǔ kāng Sha Zukang (1947-), Chinese diplomat
清太 qīng tài zǔ posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤 (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金 (from 1616)
汤显 tāng xiǎn zǔ Tang Xianzu (1550-1616), Ming poet and dramatist, author of The Peony Pavilion 牡丹亭[Mu3 dan5 Ting2]
湯顯 tāng xiǎn zǔ Tang Xianzu (1550-1616), Ming poet and dramatist, author of The Peony Pavilion 牡丹亭[Mu3 dan5 Ting2]
汉高 hàn gāo zǔ posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC
漢高 hàn gāo zǔ posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC
贤 wáng zǔ xián Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress
賢 wáng zǔ xián Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress
直系先 zhí xì zǔ xiān direct ancestor
傳 zǔ chuán passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation