祖
zǔ
Meaning
ancestor; forefather; grandparents
Other reading: Zǔ
surname Zu
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祖国 zǔ guó motherland祖先 zǔ xiān ancestors祖父 zǔ fù father's father祖母 zǔ mǔ father's mother祖宗 zǔ zōng ancestor祖传 zǔ chuán passed on from ancestors祖籍 zǔ jí ancestral hometown佛祖 Fó zǔ Buddha妈祖 Mā zǔ Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia马祖 Mǎ zǔ Matsu Islands off Fujian, administered by Taiwan彭祖 Péng Zǔ Peng Zu正祖 Zhèng zǔ Jeonjo, 22nd king of Korean Joseon dynasty祖鲁 Zǔ lǔ Zulu祖马 Zǔ mǎ Zuma鼻祖 bí zǔ the earliest ancestor返祖 fǎn zǔ to exhibit atavism积祖 jī zǔ many generations of ancestors祭祖 jì zǔ to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors家祖 jiā zǔ my paternal grandfather神祖 shén zǔ Godhead圣祖 shèng zǔ divine ancester师祖 shī zǔ teacher of one's teacher始祖 shǐ zǔ primogenitor