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祖

zǔ

ancestor, forefather; grandfather

Strokes
10
Radical
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HSK
5
Tone
3

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 我爱我的祖国。

    Wǒ ài wǒ de zǔ guó

    I love my motherland.

  • 我祖母很老了。

    Wǒ zǔ mǔ hěn lǎo le

    My grandmother is very old.

  • 他们为祖国而战斗。

    Tā men wèi zǔ guó ér zhàn dòu

    They fought for the sake of their country.

  • 我深爱我的祖国。

    Wǒ shēn ài wǒ de zǔ guó

    I love my country with every fiber of my being.

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Words containing 祖

  • 祖国zǔ guó 3–2 motherland
  • 祖先zǔ xiān 3–1 ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
  • 祖父zǔ fù 3–4 father's father; paternal grandfather
  • 祖母zǔ mǔ 3–3 → 2–3father's mother; paternal grandmother
  • 祖宗zǔ zōng 3–1 ancestor; forebear
  • 祖传zǔ chuán 3–2 passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation
  • 祖籍zǔ jí 3–2 ancestral hometown; original domicile (and civil registration)