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zou2
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[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)
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| 祖 | |
| This character was last edited on 25th Jun 2008 | |
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祖先
zou2 sin1 = ancestors
佛祖
fat6 zou2 = Buddha
祖父
zou2 fu6 = grandfather
祖母
zou2 mou5 = grandmother
祖國
zou2 gwok3 = homeland; motherland; fatherland
外祖父
ngoi6 zou2 fu6 = mother's father; maternal grandfather
外祖母
ngoi6 zou2 mou5 = mother's mother; maternal grandmother
卡祖笛
kaa1 zou2 dek6 = kazoo
二世祖
ji6 sai3 zou2 = prodigal
老祖
lou5 zou2 = great-grandfatherSee all 32 compounds |
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[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1077/]祖[/url][/big]
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Decimal representation of this word: 祖
Unicode code for this character: U+7956 (off-site link)
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1077/]祖[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1077/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">祖</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 祖
Unicode code for this character: U+7956 (off-site link)
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