ancestor, forefather
Animated Stroke Order 祖
Stroke Order Diagrams 祖
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HSK Vocabulary: 祖
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 祖 is used in context
1
wǒ我
men们
rè热
ài爱
zì自
jǐ己
de的
zǔ祖
guó国
。
We love our motherland
2
wǒ我
men们
yào要
zūn尊
zhòng重
zǔ祖
xiān先
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
。
We should respect our ancestors' traditions
3
zǔ祖
mǔ母
zuò做
de的
fàn饭
cài菜
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
chī吃
。
The food cooked by grandmother is especially delicious
4
wǒ我
de的
zǔ祖
xiān先
lái来
zì自
zhōng中
guó国
。
My ancestors came from China.
5
wǒ我
men们
jiā家
zú族
měi每
nián年
dū都
huì会
jì祭
bài拜
zǔ祖
xiān先
，
biǎo表
dá达
duì对
tā他
men们
de的
jìng敬
yì意
。
Our family worships our ancestors every year to show respect for them.
6
tōng通
guò过
yán研
jiū究
zǔ祖
xiān先
liú留
xià下
de的
wén文
wù物
，
wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
gèng更
hǎo好
dì地
liǎo了
jiě解
gǔ古
dài代
de的
shēng生
huó活
fāng方
shì式
。
By studying the artifacts left by our ancestors, we can better understand ancient ways of life.
7
wǒ我
ài爱
wǒ我
de的
zǔ祖
guó国
。
I love my motherland.
8
tā他
lí离
kāi开
zǔ祖
guó国
yǐ已
jīng经
shí十
nián年
le了
。
He has been away from his homeland for ten years.
9
wǒ我
men们
wèi为
zǔ祖
guó国
de的
fán繁
róng荣
fā发
zhǎn展
gǎn感
dào到
zì自
háo豪
。
We are proud of the prosperous development of our country.
10
zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
de的
zǔ祖
fù父
。
This is my grandfather.
Information
Traditional祖
Radical礻
Strokes9
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1805
Zhuyinㄗㄨˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+7956
CangjieIFHGU
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality