ㄗㄨ ˇ

zǔ

ancestor

祖 is a 9 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as zǔ in the third tone.

It is made up of the components 礻 (sign) and 且 (moreover).

  • 祖
    ㄗㄨ ˇ

    zǔ

    ancestor

    • 礻
      ㄕ ˋ

      shì

      sign

    • 且
      ㄑㄧㄝ ˇ

      qiě

      moreover

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An ancestor will give you a SIGN that's MOREOVER
by Yumi1066

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"They pray to their <ancestor>s. MOREOVER, they look to them for SIGNs," says Layla, re[su]ming her lecture.
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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 祖

zǔ

Definitions for 祖 pronounced as zǔ

  • surname Zu
  • ancestor
  • forefather
  • grandparents

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