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祖 Zǔ

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祖 Zǔ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Zǔ | Zu3
English translation
surname Zu
ancestor
forefather
grandparents
ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname

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About 祖 Zǔ

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

祖 Zǔ

Contains the radical

礻 shì

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

spirit

Etymology of 祖 Zǔ

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰礻且

Semantic compound

礻 shì

Phonetic compound

且 qiě

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 礻 shì represents the meaning and 且 qiě represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 祖 Zǔ

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他 tā 想 xiǎng 看看 kàn kan 祖国 zǔguó 的 de 渴 kě 变 biàn 得 dé 更 gēng 强烈 qiángliè .

His longing to see his native country became stronger.

多数 duō shù 老 lǎo 华侨 Huáqiáo 深深 shēn shēn 怀念 huáiniàn 祖国 zǔguó .

Most old overseas Chinese keep in the depth of their souls a longing for their motherland.

冬妮娅 yà 和 hé 拉 lā 祖米兴经营 jīngyíng 出版 chūbǎn 生意 shēngyì 成功 Chénggōng , 他们 tā men 结了婚.

Dounias and Razumihin, now successful publishers, were married.

她 tā 的 de 外祖父 wài zǔ fù 吃 chī 得 dé 很 hěn 香 xiāng , 她 tā 看 kān 了 le 很 hěn 高兴 gāoxìng .

Her grandfather ate greedily, which she was glad to see.

陈 Chén 姨太带 dài 着 zhāo 一股脂粉 zhī fěn 香 xiāng ,扭扭捏捏 niǔ niǔ niē niē 地 de 从 Cóng 隔壁 gébì 房 Fáng 里 lǐ 跑过来,站 zhàn 在 zài 旁边 pángbiān 给 gěi 祖父 zǔfù 捶背 chuí bèi .

Mistress Chen hastened in from the next room to drum her fists lightly on his back.

Words with 祖 Zǔ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
祖国 zǔguó motherland祖國
祖母 zǔ mǔ father's mother祖母 zǔ mǔ
祖父 zǔfù father's father祖父 zǔfù
祖 Zǔ ancestor祖 Zǔ
祖先 zǔxiān ancestor祖先 zǔxiān
佛祖 Fó zǔ Buddha佛祖 Fó zǔ
祖宗 zǔ zōng ancestor祖宗 zǔ zōng
祖父母 zǔ fù mǔ paternal grandparents祖父母 zǔ fù mǔ
曾祖父 zēng zǔ fù father's father's father曾祖父 zēng zǔ fù
祖传 zǔ chuán passed on from ancestors祖傳
外祖母 wài zǔ mǔ mother's mother外祖母 wài zǔ mǔ
祖籍 zǔ jí ancestral hometown祖籍 zǔ jí
外祖父 wài zǔ fù maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)外祖父 wài zǔ fù
始祖 shǐ zǔ primogenitor始祖 shǐ zǔ
祭祖 jì zǔ to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors祭祖 jì zǔ
太祖 tài zǔ Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)太祖 tài zǔ
先祖 xiān zǔ ancestry先祖 xiān zǔ
曾祖母 zēng zǔ mǔ father's father's mother曾祖母 zēng zǔ mǔ
祖辈 zǔ bèi ancestors祖輩
祖师 zǔ shī founder (of a craft, religious sect etc)祖師
鼻祖 bí zǔ the earliest ancestor鼻祖 bí zǔ
宋祖英 Sòng Zǔ yīng Song Zuying (1966-), Chinese folk music singer宋祖英 Sòng Zǔ yīng
妈祖 Mā zǔ Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia媽祖
马祖 Mǎ zǔ Matsu Islands off Fujian, administered by Taiwan馬祖

祖 Zǔ Decomposition & Compounds

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祖 Zǔ Decomposition

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