Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 祖

祖

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Meaning

 ancestor, forefather, grandparents

Pronunciation

 zǔ

Explanation

 Left: altar (to show) 示, right: further/moreover 且 (A pile of stones [= a stone cairn] where moreover stones are added.) HERE: 且 as three coffins over each-others

Mnemonic

At the altar are piled the coffins of our ancestors.

Radicals

示 to show, altar(Shows a simple altar 丁 with a sacrifice 一 and blood 八 is trickling down. Thus the meanings: to show and altar.)
且 and; moreover; yet
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Vocabulary

祖国 zǔ guó ancestral land, homeland; used for PRC
祖先 zǔ xiān ancestor; forebears
祖坟 zǔ fén ancestral tomb
嗡嗡祖拉 wēng wēng zǔ lā vuvuzela (horn blown by sports fans)

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