| 1 | 祖国 | 祖國 | zǔ guó | zu3 guo2 | motherland | | |
| 2 | 祖先 | 祖先 | zǔ xiān | zu3 xian1 | ancestor; forebears | | |
| 3 | 祖宗 | 祖宗 | zǔ zōng | zu3 zong1 | ancestor; forebear | | |
| 4 | 祖父 | 祖父 | zǔ fù | zu3 fu4 | father's father; paternal grandfather | | |
| 5 | 祖母 | 祖母 | zǔ mǔ | zu3 mu3 | father's mother; paternal grandmother | | |
| 6 | 祖 | 祖 | zǔ | zu3 | ancestor; forefather; grandparents; surname Zu | | |
| 7 | 祖茔 | 祖塋 | zǔ yíng | zu3 ying2 | ancestral tomb | | |
| 8 | 祖鲁 | 祖魯 | zǔ lǔ | Zu3 lu3 | Zulu | | |
| 9 | 祖祖辈辈 | 祖祖輩輩 | zǔ zǔ bèi bèi | zu3 zu3 bei4 bei4 | for generations; from generation to generation | | |
| 10 | 祖语 | 祖語 | zǔ yǔ | zu3 yu3 | proto-language; parent language (linguistics) | | |
| 11 | 祖系 | 祖系 | zǔ xì | zu3 xi4 | ancestry; lineage; pedigree; also written 祖系 | | |
| 12 | 祖师 | 祖師 | zǔ shī | zu3 shi1 | founder (of a craft, religious sect etc) | | |
| 13 | 祖鸟类 | 祖鳥類 | zǔ niǎo lèi | zu3 niao3 lei4 | dinosaur ancestors of birds | | |
| 14 | 祖鸟 | 祖鳥 | zǔ niǎo | zu3 niao3 | dinosaur ancestor of birds | | |
| 15 | 祖母绿 | 祖母綠 | zǔ mǔ lǜ | zu3 mu3 lu:4 | emerald | | |
| 16 | 祖马 | 祖馬 | zǔ mǎ | Zu3 ma3 | Zuma (name); Jacob Zuma (1942-), South African ANC politician, vice-president 1999-2005, president 2009-2018 | | |
| 17 | 祖鲁人 | 祖魯人 | zǔ lǔ rén | Zu3 lu3 ren2 | Zulu people | | |
| 18 | 祖居 | 祖居 | zǔ jū | zu3 ju1 | former residence; one's original home | | |
| 19 | 祖籍 | 祖籍 | zǔ jí | zu3 ji2 | ancestral hometown; original domicile (and civil registration) | | |
| 20 | 祖国和平统一委员会 | 祖國和平統一委員會 | zǔ guó hé píng tǒng yī wěi yuán huì | Zu3 guo2 He2 ping2 Tong3 yi1 Wei3 yuan2 hui4 | Committee for Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland (North Korean) | | |
| 21 | 祖国光复会 | 祖國光復會 | zǔ guó guāng fù huì | Zu3 guo2 guang1 fu4 hui4 | movement to restore the fatherland | | |
| 22 | 祖姑母 | 祖姑母 | zǔ gū mǔ | zu3 gu1 mu3 | father's father's sister; great aunt | | |
| 23 | 祖父母 | 祖父母 | zǔ fù mǔ | zu3 fu4 mu3 | paternal grandparents | | |
| 24 | 祖父辈 | 祖父輩 | zǔ fù bèi | zu3 fu4 bei4 | people of one's grandparents' generation | | |
| 25 | 祖坟 | 祖墳 | zǔ fén | zu3 fen2 | ancestral tomb | | |