| 釋義 |
祖zǔ? ? （父母親的上一輩） grandfather: 外 ～ maternal grandfather
? （祖宗） ancestor; forefathers; forbears: 始 ～ first ancestor; 遠(yuǎn) ～ remote ancestors
? （事業(yè)或派別的首創(chuàng)者） originator; founder: 佛教的鼻 ～ the originator of Buddhism
? （姓氏） a surname: ～ 沖之 Zu Chongzhi
◆祖輩 ancestors; forefathers; ancestry; 祖?zhèn)?handed down from one's ancestors; 祖父 (paternal) grandfa￣ ther; 祖國(guó) mother country; one's country; homeland; native land; motherland; fatherland; 祖籍 original family home; ancestral home; the land of one's ancestors; 祖母 (paternal) grandmother; 祖母綠 {礦} emerald; 祖師 the founder of a school of learning, a craft, etc.; the founder of a sect of Buddhism or Taoism; 祖述 worship and follow the example of forefathers' theory or conduct; 祖孫 grandparent and grandchild; 祖先 ancestors; ancestry; forefathers; progenitor; forbears; stock; root; 祖宗 forefathers; ancestry; forbears; 祖祖輩輩 for generations; from generation to generation; one's forefathers for generation upon generation |