祖
ancestor; forefather; grandparents
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #849 U+7956
How 祖 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
礻 (semantic, “spirit”) + 且 (phonetic, qiě)
How to remember it
ancestor · Heisig RSH #1346
altar + shelves
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 且
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 且 (qiě) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 且 sound component | qiě | moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb) |
| 组 | zǔ | to form, to assemble; section, department |
| 助 | zhù | to help, to aid, to assist |
| 粗 | cū | rough, think; coarse, rude |
| 阻 | zǔ | to hinder, to impede; to obstruct, to oppose |
| 姐 | jiě | elder sister; miss, young lady |
| 咀 | zuǐ | to suck; to chew |
| 疽 | jū | ulcer, carbuncle, abscess |
| 趄 | qiè | weak, lame |
| 蛆 | qū | maggot |
| 狙 | jū | monkey, ape; to spy, to watch for; to lie in ambush |
| 苴 | jū | hemp; sack-cloth |
| 诅 | zǔ | to curse; to pledge, to swear |
| 殂 | cú | dead; to die |
| 沮 | jǔ | to stop, to prevent; dejected, defeated |
| 龃 | jǔ | irregular teeth; discord |
| 徂 | cú | to advance, to go; to; die |
| 雎 | jū | osprey, fish hawk; to hold back |
| 驵 | zǎng | excellent horse, noble steed |
Words containing 祖
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 祖国和平统一委员会 | Zǔ guó Hé píng Tǒng yī Wěi yuán huì | Committee for Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland (North Korean) |
| 安祖花 | ān zǔ huā | flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum) |
| 开山祖师 | kāi shān zǔ shī | founding master of a monastery; founder; originator |
| 明成祖 | Míng Chéng zǔ | Ming Chengzu, temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yong3 le4] |
| 巴祖卡 | bā zǔ kǎ | bazooka (loanword) |
| 保卫祖国 | bǎo wèi zǔ guó | to defend one's country |
| 二世祖 | èr shì zǔ | profligate child of a wealthy family |
| 明太祖 | Míng Tài zǔ | Ming Taizu, temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3] |
| 高祖母 | gāo zǔ mǔ | great-great-grandmother |
| 马祖列岛 | Mǎ zǔ Liè dǎo | Matsu Islands |
| 清太祖 | Qīng Tài zǔ | posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4] (1559-1626), founder and first Kha… |
| 外祖母 | wài zǔ mǔ | mother's mother; maternal grandmother |
| 汉高祖 | Hàn Gāo zǔ | posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-1… |
| 祖国 | zǔ guó | motherland |
| 开山鼻祖 | kāi shān bí zǔ | founder |
| 祖马 | Zǔ mǎ | Zuma (name); Jacob Zuma (1942-), South African ANC politician, vice-president 1999-2005, p… |
| 马祖 | Mǎ zǔ | Matsu Islands off Fujian, administered by Taiwan |
| 家祖 | jiā zǔ | (polite) my paternal grandfather |
| 祖上 | zǔ shàng | ancestors; forebears |
| 元世祖 | Yuán Shì zǔ | lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first… |