祖母 zǔmǔ, father's mother/paternal grandmother 祖父 zǔfù, father's father/paternal grandfather 祖国 zǔguó, [祖國], motherland 祖先 zǔxiān, ancestor/forebears 祖 Zǔ/zǔ, surname Zu, ancestor/forefather/grandparents 曾祖父 zēngzǔfù, father's father's father/paternal great-grandfather 祖父母 zǔfùmǔ, paternal grandparents 佛祖 Fózǔ, Buddha/founder of a buddhist sect 外祖母 wàizǔmǔ, mother's mother/maternal grandmother 祖宗 zǔzōng, ancestor/forebear 外祖父 wàizǔfù, maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father) 曾祖母 zēngzǔmǔ, father's father's mother/paternal great-grandmother 祖传 zǔchuán, [祖傳], passed on from ancestors/handed down from generation to generation 先祖 xiānzǔ, deceased grandfather/ancestry 祖辈 zǔbèi, [祖輩], ancestors/forefathers/ancestry 始祖 shǐzǔ, primogenitor/founder of a school or trade 鼻祖 bízǔ, the earliest ancestor/originator (of a tradition, school of thought etc) 祭祖 jìzǔ, to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors 祖母绿 zǔmǔlǜ, [祖母綠], emerald 曾祖 zēngzǔ, great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather) 祖鲁人 Zǔlǔrén, [祖魯人], Zulu people 祖籍 zǔjí, ancestral hometown/original domicile (and civil registration) 巴祖卡 bāzǔkǎ, bazooka (loanword) 祖坟 zǔfén, [祖墳], ancestral tomb 光宗耀祖 guāngzōngyàozǔ, to bring honor to one's ancestors 祖祖辈辈 zǔzǔbèibèi, [祖祖輩輩], for generations/from generation to generation 祖鲁 Zǔlǔ, [祖魯], Zulu 祖师 zǔshī, [祖師], founder (of a craft, religious sect etc) 叔祖母 shūzǔmǔ, wife of paternal grandfather's younger brother 祖马 Zǔmǎ, [祖馬], Zuma (name)/Jacob Zuma (1942-), South African ANC politician, vice-president 199... 远祖 yuǎnzǔ, [遠祖], a remote ancestor 五祖拳 wǔzǔquán, Wuzuquan - "Five Ancestors" - Martial Art 伯叔祖母 bóshūzǔmǔ, father's father's brother's wife/great aunt 伯叔祖父 bóshūzǔfù, father's father's brother/great uncle 保卫祖国 bǎowèizǔguó, [保衛祖國], to defend one's country 元世祖 YuánShìzǔ, lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-12... 元太祖 YuánTàizǔ, posthumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Chéng jí sī hán] (1162-1227) 叔祖 shūzǔ, grandfather's younger brother 呜呜祖拉 wūwūzǔlā, [嗚嗚祖拉], vuvuzela (horn) (loanword) 唐高祖 TángGāozǔ, Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊[Lǐ Yuān] (... 嗡嗡祖拉 wēngwēngzǔlā, vuvuzela (horn blown by sports fans) 圣祖 Shèngzǔ/shèngzǔ, [聖祖], Shengzu, temple name of the second Qing emperor, known as the Kangxi Emperor (16... 太祖 tàizǔ, Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty) 妈祖 Māzǔ, [媽祖], Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and i... 始祖鸟 shǐzǔniǎo, [始祖鳥], Archaeopteryx 安祖花 ānzǔhuā, flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum) 宋太祖 SòngTàizǔ, Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangy... 宋祖英 SòngZǔyīng, Song Zuying (1966-), Chinese folk music singer 家祖 jiāzǔ, (polite) my paternal grandfather 容祖儿 RóngZǔér, [容祖兒], Joey Yung (1980-), Hong Kong pop singer and actress 小祖宗 xiǎozǔzōng, brat/little devil 开山祖师 kāishānzǔshī, [開山祖師], founding master of a monastery/founder/originator 开山鼻祖 kāishānbízǔ, [開山鼻祖], founder 彭祖 PéngZǔ, Peng Zu (legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years) 数典忘祖 shǔdiǎnwàngzǔ, [數典忘祖], to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots 明太祖 MíngTàizǔ, Ming Taizu, Temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hóng wǔ] 明成祖 MíngChéngzǔ, Ming Chengzu, Temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yǒng lè] 显祖 xiǎnzǔ, [顯祖], ancestors (old) 曾外祖母 zēngwàizǔmǔ, great-grandmother (mother's grandmother) 曾外祖父 zēngwàizǔfù, great-grandfather (mother's grandfather) 曾祖父母 céngzǔfùmǔ, great-grandparents 正祖 Zhèngzǔ, Jeonjo (1752-1800), 22nd king of Korean Joseon dynasty 汉高祖 HànGāozǔ, [漢高祖], posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), rei... 汤显祖 TāngXiǎnzǔ, [湯顯祖], Tang Xianzu (1550-1616), Ming poet and dramatist, author of The Peony Pavilion 牡... 沙祖康 ShāZǔkāng, Sha Zukang (1947-), Chinese diplomat 清太祖 QīngTàizǔ, posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤 (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the... 王祖贤 WángZǔxián, [王祖賢], Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress 直系祖先 zhíxìzǔxiān, direct ancestor 祖冲之 Zǔchōngzhī, [祖沖之], Zu Chongzhi (429-500), astronomer and mathematician 祖国光复会 Zǔguóguāngfùhuì, [祖國光復會], movement to restore the fatherland 祖国和平统一委员会 ZǔguóHépíngTǒngyīWěiyuánhuì, [祖國和平統一委員會], Committee for Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland (North Korean) 祖姑母 zǔgūmǔ, father's father's sister/great aunt 祖居 zǔjū, former residence/one's original home 祖父辈 zǔfùbèi, [祖父輩], people of one's grandparents' generation 祖系 zǔxì, ancestry/lineage/pedigree/also written 祖係|祖系 祖语 zǔyǔ, [祖語], proto-language/parent language (linguistics) 祖鸟 zǔniǎo, [祖鳥], dinosaur ancestor of birds 祖鸟类 zǔniǎolèi, [祖鳥類], dinosaur ancestors of birds 神祖 shénzǔ, Godhead 积祖 jīzǔ, [積祖], many generations of ancestors 荣宗耀祖 róngzōngyàozǔ, [榮宗耀祖], to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom)/also written 光宗耀祖 郑光祖 ZhèngGuāngzǔ, [鄭光祖], Zheng Guangzu, Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, ... 马祖 Mǎzǔ, [馬祖], Matsu Islands off Fujian, administered by Taiwan 马祖列岛 MǎzǔLièdǎo, [馬祖列島], Matsu Islands 高祖母 gāozǔmǔ, great-great-grandmother 高祖父 gāozǔfù, great-great-grandfather