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祖

Character

祖 zǔ

HSK 6Character

ancestor

Radical
礻
Strokes
9
Structure
Left–right
Parts
礻 且
Traditional
祖
Frequency
#850 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

zǔ

zu3
  1. ancestor CC-CEDICT
  2. forefather CC-CEDICT
  3. grandparents CC-CEDICT
  4. surname Zu CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 9 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 祖

Draw “祖” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

  • 我的祖父很爱我。

    wǒ de zǔ fù hěn ài wǒ

    My grandfather loves me very much.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 祖母在家做饭。

    zǔ mǔ zài jiā zuò fàn

    Grandma is cooking at home.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 中国是我的祖国。

    zhōng guó shì wǒ de zǔ guó

    China is my home country.

    AI-generated sentence

Words with 祖

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祖国zǔ guóyour home country, the country you were born in and loveWordHSK 6祖母zǔ mǔgrandmother (the mother of your father)WordHSK 6祖父zǔ fùyour father's father; grandfatherWordHSK 6祖传zǔ chuángiven from older people in a family to younger people over many yearsWordHSK 7–9祖先zǔ xiānthe people in your family who lived a very long time agoWordHSK 7–9祖宗zǔ zōngthe people in your family who lived a long time ago, before youWordHSK 7–9祖籍zǔ jíthe place your family comes from originallyWordHSK 7–9祖上zǔ shàngancestors; forebearsWord祖坟zǔ fénancestral tombWord祖宅zǔ zháiancestral houseWord祖居zǔ jūformer residenceWord祖屋zǔ wūancestral houseWord

Same radical 礻

All characters with 礻 →
神shén社shè福fú礼lǐ禮lǐ祕mì祝zhù祥xiáng祸huò禍huò祿lù禄lù
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