祖 zǔ

ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname

HSK 6 9 strokes Radical 礻 Sound + meaning 7 words

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zǔguó

motherland

zǔfù

father's father; paternal grandfather

zǔmǔ

father's mother; paternal grandmother

zǔxiān

ancestors; forebears

zǔzōng

ancestor; forebear

zǔchuán

passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation

zǔjí

ancestral hometown; original domicile (and civil registration)