= zu + Ø3
surname Zu
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= zu + Ø3
ancestor / forefather / grandparents
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How to pronounce 祖

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= zu initial

Zu is for Zapatista Zebra.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

祖 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
qiě = qi + e3
and / moreover / yet / for the time being / to be about to / both (... and...)
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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Characters with 祖 as component

祖 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 祖

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father's mother / paternal grandmother
father's father / paternal grandfather
motherland

Sentences with 祖

祖 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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