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Character Decomposition
祖=礻+且
Etymology
spirit
Meanings
ancestor
forefather
grandparents
surname Zu
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Words with 祖 368 total
the earliest ancestor · originator (of a tradition, school of thought etc)鼻祖bí zǔBuddha · founder of a buddhist sect佛祖Fó zǔ(polite) my paternal grandfather家祖jiā zǔMatsu Islands off Fujian, administered by Taiwan马祖Mǎ zǔPeng Zu (legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years)彭祖Péng Zǔteacher of one's teacher (esp. in a lineage)师祖shī zǔgrandfather's younger brother叔祖shū zǔShengzu, temple name of the second Qing emperor, known as the Kangxi Emperor (1654-1722)圣祖Shèng zǔ(literary) my deceased grandfather · (literary) ancestors先祖xiān zǔa remote ancestor远祖yuǎn zǔGreat Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)太祖tài zǔ
Idioms with 祖 31 total Chain
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