祖U+79569 STROKES
Entry·pron. zǔ
ㄗㄨˇ
“Ancestor; forefather; grandparent; a temple for worshipping ancestors; founder; surname.”
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- 媽祖ㄇㄚ ㄗㄨˇMatsu, a sea goddess widely worshipped in southeastern China and Southeast Asia; affectionately called "Heavenly Holy Mother" in folk religion.
- 祖先ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved.
- 祖母ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇfather's mother; paternal grandmother; in modern usage also mother's mother (maternal grandmother).
- 祖父ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋfather's father; paternal grandfather; (also, esp. in Taiwan) maternal grandfather
- 馬祖ㄇㄚˇ ㄗㄨˇMatsu Islands off Fujian, administered by Taiwan; a sea deity in Chinese folklore; a Tang dynasty Buddhist monk (Mazu Daoyi); a star name in ancient astronomy.
- 祖國ㄗㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊmotherland; native country; one's homeland or ancestral nation.
- 祖父母ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄇㄨˇgrandparents; one's father's parents; paternal grandparents; the parents of one's father or mother.
- 祖宗ㄗㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄥancestor; forebear; one's forefathers or lineage founders; broadly, a respected elder or senior figure.
- 太祖ㄊㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇtemple name of an emperor, typically for a dynasty founder; the origin or earliest form of something
- 祖孫ㄗㄨˇ ㄙㄨㄣgrandparents and grandchildren; the relationship between grandparents and their grandchildren.
- 祭祖ㄐㄧˋ ㄗㄨˇ
- 祖師ㄗㄨˇ ㄕ
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