Memory phrase for the character: 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, altarShows 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




 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)
嗡嗡祖拉 wēng wēng zǔ lā  

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