祖

zǔ

Radical: 礻 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

祖 decomposes into the following components:

礻 且

Semantic component: 礻; phonetic component: 且.

Words containing 祖

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 祖.

佛祖
fó zǔ
Buddha
先祖
xiān zǔ
deceased grandfather
叔祖
shū zǔ
grandfather's younger brother
圣祖
shèng zǔ
divine ancester
太祖
tài zǔ
Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)
妈祖
mā zǔ
Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia
始祖
shǐ zǔ
primogenitor
家祖
jiā zǔ
彭祖
péng zǔ
Peng Zu (legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years)
显祖
xiǎn zǔ
ancestors (old)
曾祖
zēng zǔ
great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather)
正祖
zhèng zǔ
Jeonjo (1752-1800), 22nd king of Korean Joseon dynasty

Related characters (radical 礻)

Characters that share the radical 礻.

礻 礼 社 祀 祁 祆 祇 祈 祉 祎 祓 祕 祗 祚 祛 祜 祝 神 祠 祢 祥 祧 祯 祷

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