Chinese mnemonics and annotator
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祖 zǔ ancestor
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Chapter-25 HSK-A
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Compositions
Explanation of characters by Herbert A. Giles
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Tsu is composed of 示 shih, which is supposed to represent divine commands sent down from heaven, and 且 ch'ieh, which originally meant to set forth in sacrifice, q.d. worship of ancestors (). |
Chinese-English (CC-CEDICT)
祖
zǔ
ancestor/forefather/grandparents/surname Zu
Phrases ending with the given character
元yuán
世shì
祖zǔ
lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294
元yuán
太tài
祖zǔ
posthumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Cheng2 ji2 si1 han2] (1162-1227)
唐táng
高gāo
祖zǔ
Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊[Li3 Yuan1] (566-635), reigned 618-626
宋sòng
太tài
祖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
明míng
太tài
祖zǔ
Ming Taizu, Temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3]
明míng
成chéng
祖zǔ
Ming Chengzu, Temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yong3 le4]
清qīng
太tài
祖zǔ
posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤 (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金 (from 1616)
汤湯tāng
显顯xiǎn
祖祖zǔ
Tang Xianzu (1550-1616), Ming poet and dramatist, author of The Peony Pavilion 牡丹亭[Mu3 dan5 Ting2]
汉漢hàn
高高gāo
祖祖zǔ
posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC
郑鄭zhèng
光光guāng
祖祖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