祖 (zou2 | zu3) : ancestor; forefather; founder

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祖

zou2

zu3

[1] [n] ancestor; forebear; forefather [2] [n] founder; originator [3] one's grandfather or grandmother [4] [v] follow the example; imitate

Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 示 (#113)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

祖

This word has been viewed 7478 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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祀祖 zi6 zou2 si4 zu3 = to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors :see also 祭祖

祖先 zou2 sin1 zu3 xian1 = ancestors

先祖 sin1 zou2 xian1 zu3 = deceased grandfather; ancestry; ancestor

佛祖 fat6 zou2 fo2 zu3 = Sakyamuni Buddha

祖父 zou2 fu6 zu3 fu4 = grandfather

祖母 zou2 mou5 zu3 mu3 = grandmother

祖國 zou2 gwok3 zu3 guo2 = homeland; motherland; fatherland

外祖父 ngoi6 zou2 fu6 wai4 zu3 fu4 = mother's father; maternal grandfather

外祖母 ngoi6 zou2 mou5 wai4 zu3 mu3 = mother's mother; maternal grandmother

鼻祖 bei6 zou2 bi2 zu3 = originator

卡祖笛 kaa1 zou2 dek6 ka3 zu3 di2 = kazoo

二世祖 ji6 sai3 zou2 = prodigal

老祖 lou5 zou2 = great-grandfather

祖家 zou2 gaa1 = home, homeland, motherland, native soil

祖廟 zou2 miu6*2 zu3 miao4 = ancestral temple

曾祖母 zang1 zou2 mou5 zeng1 zu3 mu3 = father's father's mother; paternal great grandmother

曾祖父 zang1 zou2 fu6 zeng1 zu3 fu4 = father's father's father; paternal great grandfather

伯叔祖父 baak3 suk1 zou2 fu6 bo2 shu1 zu3 fu4 = father's father's brother; great uncle

伯叔祖母 baak3 suk1 zou2 mou5 bo2 shu1 zu3 mu3 = father's father's brother's wife; great aunt

高祖母 gou1 zou2 mou5 gao1 zu3 mu3 = great great grandmother

高祖父 gou1 zou2 fu6 gao1 zu3 fu4 = great great grandfather

回歸祖國 wui4 gwai1 zou2 gwok3 = reunited with the Motherland

太祖 taai3 zou2 tai4 zu3 = Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)

祖籍 zou2 zik6 = the place of your family origin

祖屋 zou2 uk1 zu3 wu1 = ancestral home

祖傳 zou2 cyun4 zu3 chuan2 = passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation

祭祖 zai3 zou2 ji4 zu3 = offer sacrifices to ancestors

光宗耀祖 gwong1 zung1 jiu6 zou2 guang1 zong1 yao4 zu3 = glorify and illuminate one's ancestors, to bring honor to one's forefathers

始祖 ci2 zou2 shi3 zu3 = primogenitor; founder of a school or trade

祖宗 zou2 zung1 zu3 zong1 = ancestor, forebear

祖師 zou2 si1 zu3 shi1 = founder of a school of learning

祖宗十八代 zou2 zung1 sap6 baat3 doi6 zu3 zong1 shi2 ba1 dai4 = ancestors to the 18th generation

馬祖 maa5 zou2 = Matsu (same island group as Quemoy)

容祖兒 jung4 zou2 ji4 rong2 zu3 er2 = Joey Yung

祖魯族 zou2 lou5 zuk6 = Zulu

媽祖閣 maa1 zou2 gok3 = A-Ma Temple (in Macau)

祖魯 zou2 lou5 zu3 lu3 = Zulu

始祖鳥 ci2 zou2 niu5 = [n] archaeopteryx

瑪祖卡 maa5 zou2 kaa1 ma3 zu3 ka3 = mazurka

嗚嗚祖拉 wu1 wu1 zou2 laai1 wu1 wu1 zu3 la1 = vuvuzela

祖鲁人沙卡 zou2 lou5 jan4 saa1 kaa1 = Shaka Zulu

房祖名 fong4 zou2 ming4 fang2 zu3 ming2 = Jaycee Chan

吳彥祖 ng4 jin6 zou2 wu2 yan4 zu3 = Daniel Wu

王祖賢 wong4 zou2 jin4 wang2 zu3 xian2 = Joey Wong

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