| 祖 | [ zǔ ] surname Zu |
| 祖 | [ zǔ ] ancestor, forefather, grandparents |
| 祖傳 | [ zǔ chuán ] passed on from ancestors, handed down from generation to generation |
| 祖传 | [ zǔ chuán ] passed on from ancestors, handed down from generation to generation |
| 祖先 | [ zǔ xiān ] ancestor, forebears |
| 祖國 | [ zǔ guó ] motherland |
| 祖国 | [ zǔ guó ] motherland |
| 祖國光復會 | [ zǔ guó guāng fù huì ] movement to restore the fatherland |
| 祖国光复会 | [ zǔ guó guāng fù huì ] movement to restore the fatherland |
| 祖國和平統一委員會 | [ zǔ guó hé píng tǒng yī weǐ yuán huì ] Committee for Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland (North Korean) |
| 祖国和平统一委员会 | [ zǔ guó hé píng tǒng yī weǐ yuán huì ] Committee for Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland (North Korean) |
| 祖塋 | [ zǔ yíng ] ancestral tomb |
| 祖茔 | [ zǔ yíng ] ancestral tomb |
| 祖墳 | [ zǔ fén ] ancestral tomb |
| 祖坟 | [ zǔ fén ] ancestral tomb |
| 祖姑母 | [ zǔ gū mǔ ] father's father's sister, great aunt |
| 祖宗 | [ zǔ zōng ] ancestor, forebear |
| 祖居 | [ zǔ jū ] former residence, one's original home |
| 祖師 | [ zǔ shī ] founder (of a craft, religious sect etc) |
| 祖师 | [ zǔ shī ] founder (of a craft, religious sect etc) |
| 祖師爺 | [ zǔ shī yé ] founder (of a craft, religious sect etc) |
| 祖师爷 | [ zǔ shī yé ] founder (of a craft, religious sect etc) |
| 祖母 | [ zǔ mǔ ] father's mother, paternal grandmother |
| 祖母綠 | [ zǔ mǔ lǜ ] emerald |
| 祖母绿 | [ zǔ mǔ lǜ ] emerald |
| 祖沖之 | [ zǔ chōng zhī ] Zu Chongzhi (429-500), astronomer and mathematician |
| 祖冲之 | [ zǔ chōng zhī ] Zu Chongzhi (429-500), astronomer and mathematician |
| 祖父 | [ zǔ fù ] father's father, paternal grandfather |
| 祖父母 | [ zǔ fù mǔ ] paternal grandparents |
| 祖父輩 | [ zǔ fù beì ] people of one's grandparents' generation |
| 祖父辈 | [ zǔ fù beì ] people of one's grandparents' generation |
| 祖祖輩輩 | [ zǔ zǔ beì beì ] for generations, from generation to generation |
| 祖祖辈辈 | [ zǔ zǔ beì beì ] for generations, from generation to generation |
| 祖籍 | [ zǔ jí ] ancestral hometown, original domicile (and civil registration) |
| 祖系 | [ zǔ xì ] ancestry, lineage, pedigree, also written 祖係|祖系 |
| 祖語 | [ zǔ yǔ ] proto-language, parent language (linguistics) |
| 祖语 | [ zǔ yǔ ] proto-language, parent language (linguistics) |
| 祖輩 | [ zǔ beì ] ancestors, forefathers, ancestry |
| 祖辈 | [ zǔ beì ] ancestors, forefathers, ancestry |
| 祖馬 | [ zǔ mǎ ] Zuma (name), Jacob Zuma (1942-), South African ANC politician, vice-president 1999-2005, president 2009-2018 |
| 祖马 | [ zǔ mǎ ] Zuma (name), Jacob Zuma (1942-), South African ANC politician, vice-president 1999-2005, president 2009-2018 |
| 祖魯 | [ zǔ lǔ ] Zulu |
| 祖鲁 | [ zǔ lǔ ] Zulu |
| 祖魯人 | [ zǔ lǔ rén ] Zulu people |
| 祖鲁人 | [ zǔ lǔ rén ] Zulu people |
| 祖鳥 | [ zǔ ] dinosaur ancestor of birds |
| 祖鸟 | [ zǔ ] dinosaur ancestor of birds |
| 祖鳥類 | [ zǔ leì ] dinosaur ancestors of birds |
| 祖鸟类 | [ zǔ leì ] dinosaur ancestors of birds |
| ⇒ 五祖拳 | [ wǔ zǔ quán ] Wuzuquan - "Five Ancestors" - Martial Art |
| ⇒ 伯叔祖母 | [ bó shū zǔ mǔ ] father's father's brother's wife, great aunt |
| ⇒ 伯叔祖父 | [ bó shū zǔ fù ] father's father's brother, great uncle |
| ⇒ 佛祖 | [ fó zǔ ] Buddha, founder of a buddhist sect |
| ⇒ 保衛祖國 | [ baǒ weì zǔ guó ] to defend one's country |
| ⇒ 保卫祖国 | [ baǒ weì zǔ guó ] to defend one's country |
| ⇒ 元世祖 | [ yuán shì zǔ ] lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294 |
| ⇒ 元太祖 | [ yuán taì zǔ ] posthumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Cheng2 ji2 si1 han2] (1162-1227) |
| ⇒ 先祖 | [ xiān zǔ ] deceased grandfather, ancestry |
| ⇒ 光宗耀祖 | [ guāng zōng yaò zǔ ] to bring honor to one's ancestors |
| ⇒ 叔祖 | [ shū zǔ ] grandfather's younger brother |
| ⇒ 叔祖母 | [ shū zǔ mǔ ] wife of paternal grandfather's younger brother |
| ⇒ 唐高祖 | [ táng gaō zǔ ] Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊[Li3 Yuan1] (566-635), reigned 618-626 |
| ⇒ 嗚嗚祖拉 | [ wū wū zǔ lā ] vuvuzela (horn) (loanword) |
| ⇒ 呜呜祖拉 | [ wū wū zǔ lā ] vuvuzela (horn) (loanword) |
| ⇒ 嗡嗡祖拉 | [ wēng wēng zǔ lā ] vuvuzela (horn blown by sports fans) |
| ⇒ 外祖母 | [ waì zǔ mǔ ] mother's mother, maternal grandmother |
| ⇒ 外祖父 | [ waì zǔ fù ] maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father) |
| ⇒ 太祖 | [ taì zǔ ] Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty) |
| ⇒ 始祖 | [ shǐ zǔ ] primogenitor, founder of a school or trade |
| ⇒ 始祖鳥 | [ shǐ zǔ ] Archaeopteryx |
| ⇒ 始祖鸟 | [ shǐ zǔ ] Archaeopteryx |
| ⇒ 媽祖 | [ mā zǔ ] Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia |
| ⇒ 妈祖 | [ mā zǔ ] Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia |
| ⇒ 安祖花 | [ ān zǔ huā ] flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum) |
| ⇒ 宋太祖 | [ sòng taì zǔ ] Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 (927-976), reigned from 960 |
| ⇒ 宋祖英 | [ sòng zǔ yīng ] Song Zuying (1966-), Chinese folk music singer |
| ⇒ 家祖 | [ jiā zǔ ] (polite) my paternal grandfather |
| ⇒ 容祖兒 | [ róng zǔ ér ] Joey Yung (1980-), Hong Kong pop singer and actress |
| ⇒ 容祖儿 | [ róng zǔ ér ] Joey Yung (1980-), Hong Kong pop singer and actress |
| ⇒ 小祖宗 | [ zǔ zōng ] brat, little devil |
| ⇒ 巴祖卡 | [ bā zǔ kǎ ] bazooka (loanword) |
| ⇒ 彭祖 | [ péng zǔ ] Peng Zu (legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years) |
| ⇒ 數典忘祖 | [ shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ ] to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots |
| ⇒ 数典忘祖 | [ shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ ] to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots |
| ⇒ 明太祖 | [ míng taì zǔ ] Ming Taizu, temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3] |
| ⇒ 明成祖 | [ míng chéng zǔ ] Ming Chengzu, temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yong3 le4] |
| ⇒ 曾外祖母 | [ zēng waì zǔ mǔ ] great-grandmother (mother's grandmother) |
| ⇒ 曾外祖父 | [ zēng waì zǔ fù ] great-grandfather (mother's grandfather) |
| ⇒ 曾祖 | [ zēng zǔ ] great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather) |
| ⇒ 曾祖母 | [ zēng zǔ mǔ ] father's father's mother, paternal great-grandmother |
| ⇒ 曾祖父 | [ zēng zǔ fù ] father's father's father, paternal great-grandfather |
| ⇒ 曾祖父母 | [ zēng zǔ fù mǔ ] great-grandparents |
| ⇒ 榮宗耀祖 | [ róng zōng yaò zǔ ] to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom), also written 光宗耀祖 |
| ⇒ 荣宗耀祖 | [ róng zōng yaò zǔ ] to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom), also written 光宗耀祖 |
| ⇒ 正祖 | [ zhèng zǔ ] Jeonjo (1752-1800), 22nd king of Korean Joseon dynasty |
| ⇒ 沙祖康 | [ shā zǔ kāng ] Sha Zukang (1947-), Chinese diplomat |
| ⇒ 清太祖 | [ qīng taì zǔ ] posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4] (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] (from 1616) |
| ⇒ 湯顯祖 | [ tāng xiǎn zǔ ] Tang Xianzu (1550-1616), Ming poet and dramatist, author of The Peony Pavilion 牡丹亭[Mu3 dan5 Ting2] |
| ⇒ 汤显祖 | [ tāng xiǎn zǔ ] Tang Xianzu (1550-1616), Ming poet and dramatist, author of The Peony Pavilion 牡丹亭[Mu3 dan5 Ting2] |
| ⇒ 漢高祖 | [ hàn gaō zǔ ] posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC |
| ⇒ 汉高祖 | [ hàn gaō zǔ ] posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC |
| ⇒ 王祖賢 | [ wáng zǔ xián ] Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress |
| ⇒ 王祖贤 | [ wáng zǔ xián ] Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress |
| ⇒ 直系祖先 | [ zhí xì zǔ xiān ] direct ancestor |
| ⇒ 祖祖輩輩 | [ zǔ zǔ beì beì ] for generations, from generation to generation |
| ⇒ 祖祖辈辈 | [ zǔ zǔ beì beì ] for generations, from generation to generation |
| ⇒ 神祖 | [ shén zǔ ] Godhead |
| ⇒ 祭祖 | [ jì zǔ ] to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors |
| ⇒ 積祖 | [ jī zǔ ] many generations of ancestors |
| ⇒ 积祖 | [ jī zǔ ] many generations of ancestors |
| ⇒ 聖祖 | [ shèng zǔ ] Shengzu, temple name of the second Qing emperor, known as the Kangxi Emperor (1654-1722), cf. 康熙[Kang1 xi1] |
| ⇒ 圣祖 | [ shèng zǔ ] Shengzu, temple name of the second Qing emperor, known as the Kangxi Emperor (1654-1722), cf. 康熙[Kang1 xi1] |
| ⇒ 聖祖 | [ shèng zǔ ] divine ancester, patron saint |
| ⇒ 圣祖 | [ shèng zǔ ] divine ancester, patron saint |
| ⇒ 返祖現象 | [ fǎn zǔ xiàn xiàng ] atavism (biology) |
| ⇒ 返祖现象 | [ fǎn zǔ xiàn xiàng ] atavism (biology) |
| ⇒ 遠祖 | [ yuǎn zǔ ] a remote ancestor |
| ⇒ 远祖 | [ yuǎn zǔ ] a remote ancestor |
| ⇒ 鄭光祖 | [ zhèng guāng zǔ ] Zheng Guangzu, Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家 |
| ⇒ 郑光祖 | [ zhèng guāng zǔ ] Zheng Guangzu, Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家 |
| ⇒ 開山祖師 | [ kaī shān zǔ shī ] founding master of a monastery, founder, originator |
| ⇒ 开山祖师 | [ kaī shān zǔ shī ] founding master of a monastery, founder, originator |
| ⇒ 開山鼻祖 | [ kaī shān bí zǔ ] founder |
| ⇒ 开山鼻祖 | [ kaī shān bí zǔ ] founder |
| ⇒ 顯祖 | [ xiǎn zǔ ] ancestors (old) |
| ⇒ 显祖 | [ xiǎn zǔ ] ancestors (old) |
| ⇒ 馬祖 | [ mǎ zǔ ] Matsu Islands off Fujian, administered by Taiwan |
| ⇒ 马祖 | [ mǎ zǔ ] Matsu Islands off Fujian, administered by Taiwan |
| ⇒ 馬祖列島 | [ mǎ zǔ liè daǒ ] Matsu Islands |
| ⇒ 马祖列岛 | [ mǎ zǔ liè daǒ ] Matsu Islands |
| ⇒ 高祖母 | [ gaō zǔ mǔ ] great-great-grandmother |
| ⇒ 高祖父 | [ gaō zǔ fù ] great-great-grandfather |
| ⇒ 鼻祖 | [ bí zǔ ] the earliest ancestor, originator (of a tradition, school of thought etc) |
