祖 zǔ

祖 (zǔ) is a Chinese character with 9 strokes, taught at HSK level 6. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.

Pinyin: zǔ
Strokes: 9
Level: HSK level 6
Component: 礻

Meaning

祖 means ancestor; grandfather in English.

Meanings in 13 languages
English	ancestor; grandfather
Spanish	antepasado; abuelo
Portuguese	ancestral; avô
French	ancêtre; grand-père
German	Ahn; Großvater
Italian	antenato; nonno
Russian	предок; дед
Arabic	جد
Hindi	पूर्वज; दादा
Indonesian	leluhur; kakek
Vietnamese	tổ; ông
Japanese	祖; 祖父
Korean	조상; 조

Stroke order

Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 祖 loaded.

Characters at the same level

晓 xiǎo 枝 zhī 田 tián 厕 cè 账 zhàng 啦 lā 嘛 ma 哇 wā 亡 wáng 犯 fàn 罪 zuì 逼 bī