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佛祖 (fó zǔ): Buddha (the founder of Buddhism) (proper noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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佛祖 consists of 2 characters.

佛 • fó • Buddha; enlightened one • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fó佛

Buddha; enlightened one

祖 • zǔ • ancestor, forefather

zǔ祖

ancestor, forefather

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Pinyinfó zǔ

MeaningBuddha (the founder of Buddhism)

Characters2

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Syntaxproper noun

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Example Sentences with 佛祖

Hěn很

duō多

xìn信

tú徒

qù去

sì寺

miào庙

bài拜

fó佛

zǔ祖

。

Many believers go to the temple to worship Buddha.

Fó佛

zǔ祖

de的

jiào教

huì诲

yǐng影

xiǎng响

le了

wú无

shù

数

rén人

。

The teachings of Buddha have influenced countless people.

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More common words that include characters from 佛祖.

Words with 佛

仿佛fǎng fúto seem as if; be more or less the same; be alike
丹佛Dān FóDenver (city in USA)
佛教Fó jiàoBuddhism
佛陀FótuóBuddha
佛罗里达fó luó lǐ dáFlorida
佛蒙特州Fó méng tè zhōuVermont (US state)

Words with 祖

祖先zǔ xiānancestors; forefathers
祖国zǔ guóhomeland; native land
祖父zǔfùgrandfather [father's father]
祖传zǔchuánhanded down through generations / ancestral
祖宗

zǔzong

ancestor / progenitor

祖母zǔmǔgrandmother

祖籍zǔjíancestral home / native place

彭祖péng zǔPeng Zu (legendary figure of longevity)