| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 鼻祖 | bí zǔ | the earliest ancestor; originator (of a tradition, school of thought, etc) | |
| 伯叔祖父 | bó shū zǔ fù | father's father's brother; great uncle | |
| 伯叔祖母 | bó shū zǔ mǔ | father's father's brother's wife; great aunt | |
| 高祖 | Gāo zǔ | Gaozu | |
| 高祖父 | gāo zǔ fù | great great grandfather | |
| 高祖母 | gāo zǔ mǔ | great great grandmother | |
| 光宗耀祖 | guāng zōng yào zǔ | to bring honor to one's ancesors | |
| 媽祖 | 妈祖 | Mā zǔ | Matsu (goddess) |
| 馬祖 | 马祖 | Mǎ zǔ | Matsu Islands |
| 沙祖康 | Shā Zǔ kāng | Sha Zukang | |
| 神祖 | shén zǔ | Godhead | |
| 始祖 | shǐ zǔ | (n) primogenitor | |
| 始祖鳥 | 始祖鸟 | shǐ zǔ niǎo | Archaeopteryx |
| 宋太祖 | Sòng Tài zǔ | Emperor Taizu of Song | |
| 太祖 | tài zǔ | Taizu | |
| 外祖父 | wài zǔ fù | mother's father; maternal grandfather | |
| 外祖母 | wài zǔ mǔ | mother's mother; maternal grandmother | |
| 王祖賢 | 王祖贤 | wáng zǔ xián | Joey Wong (actress) |
| 曾祖父 | zēng zǔ fù | father's father's father; paternal great grandfather | |
| 曾祖母 | zēng zǔ mǔ | father's father's mother; paternal great grandmother | |
| 趙光祖 | 赵光祖 | Zhào guāng zǔ | Cho Kwangjo |
| 祖 | zǔ | ancestor; forefather; grandparents | |
| 祖父 | zǔ fù | father's father; paternal grandfather | |
| 祖姑母 | zǔ gū mǔ | father's father's sister; great aunt | |
| 祖國 | 祖国 | zǔ guó | homeland; motherland |
| 祖魯 | 祖鲁 | Zǔ lǔ | Zulu |
| 祖魯人 | 祖鲁人 | Zǔ lǔ rén | Zulu people |
| 祖瑪青蛙 | 祖玛青蛙 | Zǔ mǎ qīng wā | Zuma |
| 祖母 | zǔ mǔ | father's mother; paternal grandmother | |
| 祖母暴龍 | 祖母暴龙 | Zǔ mǔ bào lóng | Aviatyrannis |
| 祖先 | zǔ xiān | ancestor; forefather | |
| 祖語 | 祖语 | zǔ yǔ | proto-language |
| 祖宗 | zǔ zōng | ancestor(s); forebears |
Click on the pinyin to hear it pronounced. The simplified version is shown only if different from the traditional.
Return to the main dictionary page.