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 7453 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
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Decimal representation of this word: 祖
Unicode code for this character: U+7956 (off-site link)

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