祖 zou² {zǔ}

1. ancestor
2. forefather
3. grandparents

祖 zou² {Zǔ}

surname Zu

祖父 zou² fu⁶ {zǔfù}

(noun) 1. Grandfather; 2. Grandpa

祖家 zou² gaa¹ {zǔ jiā}

(noun) home country

祖廟〔-庙〕 zou² miu² {zǔ miào}

Ancestral temple

祖廟〔-庙〕 zou² miu⁶ {Zǔ miào}

(noun) the temple or mausoleum to enshrine ancestors

祖師〔-师〕 zou² si¹ {Zǔ shī}

(noun) a founder of academic; the founder of a sect such as Buddhism or Taoism; a patriarch;

祖師〔-师〕 zou² si¹ {zǔ shī}

the founder of a school of learning, a craft, etc

祖屋 zou² uk¹ {zǔ wū}

Ancestral home

祖系 {zǔxì}

1. ancestry
2. lineage
3. pedigree

祖輩〔-辈〕 zou² bui³ {zǔ bèi}

1. ancestors
2. forefathers
3. ancestry

祖傳〔-传〕 zou² cyun⁴ {zǔ chuán}

1. passed on from ancestors
2. handed down from generation to generation

祖墳〔-坟〕 zou² fan⁴ {zǔ fén}

ancestral tomb

祖父 zou² fu⁶ {zǔ fù}

1. father's father
2. paternal grandfather

祖居 zou² geoi¹ {zǔ jū}

1. former residence
2. one's original home

祖國〔-国〕 zou² gwok³ {zǔ guó}

1. ancestral land
2. homeland
3. used for PRC
4. CL: 個

祖語〔-语〕 zou² jyu⁵ {zǔ yǔ}

1. proto-language
2. parent language (linguistics)

祖魯〔-鲁〕 zou² lou⁵ {Zǔ lǔ}

Zulu

祖馬〔-马〕 zou² maa⁵ {Zǔ mǎ}

1. Zuma (name)
2. Jacob Zuma (1942-), South African ANC politician, vice-president 1999-2005, president from 2009

祖母 zou² mou⁵ {zǔ mǔ}

1. father's mother
2. paternal grandmother

祖鳥〔-鸟〕 zou² niu⁵ {zǔ niǎo}

dinosaur ancestor of birds

祖先 zou² sin¹ {zǔ xiān}

1. ancestor
2. forebears

祖籍 zou² zik⁶ {zǔ jí}

1. ancestral hometown
2. original domicile (and civil registration)

祖宗 zou² zung¹ {zǔ zōng}

1. ancestor
2. forebear

祖沖之〔-冲-〕 zou² cung¹ zi¹ {Zǔ chōng zhī}

Zu Chongzhi (429-500), astronomer and mathematician

祖父輩〔--辈〕 zou² fu⁶ bui³ {zǔ fù bèi}

people of one's grandparents' generation

祖父母 zou² fu⁶ mou⁵ {zǔ fù mǔ}

paternal grandparents

祖姑母 zou² gu¹ mou⁵ {zǔ gū mǔ}

1. father's father's sister
2. great aunt

祖魯人〔-鲁-〕 zou² lou⁵ jan⁴ {Zǔ lǔ rén}

Zulu people

祖母綠〔--绿〕 zou² mou⁵ luk⁶ {zǔ mǔ lǜ}

emerald

祖鳥類〔-鸟类〕 zou² niu⁵ leoi⁶ {zǔ niǎo lèi}

dinosaur ancestors of birds

祖祖輩輩〔--辈辈〕 zou² zou² bui³ bui³ {zǔ zǔ bèi bèi}

1. for generations
2. from generation to generation

祖宗十八代 zou² zung¹ sap⁶ baat³ doi⁶ {zǔ zōng shí bā dài}

(noun) all of the ancestors

祖國光復會〔-国-复会〕 zou² gwok³ gwong¹ fuk⁶ wui² {Zǔ guó guāng fù huì}

movement to restore the fatherland

祖國和平統一委員會〔-国--统--员会〕 zou² gwok³ wo⁴ ping⁴ tung² jat¹ wai² jyun⁴ wui² {Zǔ guó Hé píng Tǒng yī Wěi yuán huì}

Committee for Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland (North Korean)