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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Words containing 祖

Word Meaning
motherland
movement to restore the fatherland
movement to restore the fatherland
Committee for Peaceful Reunification of Korea
N. Korean committee for peaceful reunification
ancestral tomb
great aunt; father's father's sister
one's original home; former residence
founder (of a craft, religious sect etc)
emerald
Zu Chongzhi (429-500), astronomer and mathematician
Zu Chongzhi (429-500), astronomer and mathematician
people of one's grandparents' generation
people of one's grandparents' generation
from generation to generation; for generations
lineage; ancestry; pedigree
parent language (linguistics); proto-language
parent language (linguistics); proto-language
ancestors; forefathers; ancestry
Zuma (name)
Zulu
Zulu people
dinosaur ancestor of birds
dinosaur ancestor of birds
dinosaur ancestors of birds