Chinese Word: 祖 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

祖HSK 6

Pinyin: zǔ

English Definition: ancestor; forefather; grandparents

Chinese Definition:
①父亲的上一辈：祖父。祖考。祖母。祖妣。
②称与祖父同辈的人：外祖父。外祖母。
③先代：祖宗。祖业。祖制。祖祭。祖国。
④初，开始：鼻祖。
⑤某种事业或派别的创始人：祖师。
⑥出行时祭路神，引申为送行：“五月金陵西，祖余白下亭”。祖饯。
⑦姓氏。

Antonyms: 孙

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 示

Pictophonetic:且 indicates the sound; 礻 (spirit) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 礻 [ shì ] spirit
- 且 [ qiě ] moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)

Similar Characters: 徂殂怛担柜姐咀祀耜钽袒相租组袓

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祖国HSK 6	zǔ guó	motherland
祖父HSK 6	zǔ fù	father's father; paternal grandfather
祖先HSK 6	zǔ xiān	ancestor; forebears
祖宗	zǔ zōng	ancestor; forebear
祖母	zǔ mǔ	father's mother; paternal grandmother

1		tā men 他们 zài 在 mù qián 墓前 jì bài 祭拜 zǔ xiān 祖先。 They worship their ancestors at the tomb.
2		wǒ men 我们 jiā zú 家族 de 的 zǔ xiān 祖先 shì 是 nóng mín 农民。 The ancestors of our family were farmers.
3		zǔ xiān 祖先 men 们 chóng bài 崇拜 zì rán 自然 zhī 之 shén 神。 Our ancestors worshipped gods of nature.
4		zǔ guó 祖国 shì 是 wǒ men 我们 zuì 最 wěi dà 伟大 de 的 mǔ qīn 母亲。 Our motherland is the greatest of all.
5		zǔ mǔ 祖母 zǒng shì 总是 zuò 做 zuì 最 hǎo chī de 好吃的 fàn cài 饭菜。 Grandma always makes the best food.

1		tā men 他们 zài 在 mù qián 墓前 jì bài 祭拜 zǔ xiān 祖先。 They worship their ancestors at the tomb.
2		wǒ men 我们 jiā zú 家族 de 的 zǔ xiān 祖先 shì 是 nóng mín 农民。 The ancestors of our family were farmers.
3		zǔ xiān 祖先 men 们 chóng bài 崇拜 zì rán 自然 zhī 之 shén 神。 Our ancestors worshipped gods of nature.
4		zǔ guó 祖国 shì 是 wǒ men 我们 zuì 最 wěi dà 伟大 de 的 mǔ qīn 母亲。 Our motherland is the greatest of all.
5		zǔ mǔ 祖母 zǒng shì 总是 zuò 做 zuì 最 hǎo chī de 好吃的 fàn cài 饭菜。 Grandma always makes the best food.