surname Zu

= + : Zapatista Zebra (zu) maintains a shrine for her ancestors (祖) in the space station (Ø3). The shrine consists of a shelf (且) which contains an ancient bazooka. When Zapatista Zebra visits the shrine, she always wears a monk's cowl (礻) and blows an ancient vuvuzela.
ancestor / forefather / grandparents

= + : Zapatista Zebra (zu) maintains a shrine for her ancestors (祖) in the space station (Ø3). The shrine consists of a shelf (且) which contains an ancient bazooka. When Zapatista Zebra visits the shrine, she always wears a monk's cowl (礻) and blows an ancient vuvuzela.

祖 character breakdown

and / moreover / yet / for the time being / to be about to / both (... and...)

= + : Mnemonic symbol: to me the character 且 looks like a shelf.

The Queen of Hearts (qi) bought a new shelf (且) for all her flutes (一) and set it up in the elevator's living room (e3). Because she is a queen (qi) and needs an extravagant shelf, she installed several Eye of Providences (目) to give the flutes extravagant lighting.
Character component without intrinsic meaning

= + + : A cult: I'll represent this with a monk's cowl in other mnemonics.

Characters with 祖 as component

祖 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 祖

maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)
Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊[Li3 Yuan1] (566-635), reigned 618-626
vuvuzela (horn) (loanword)
vuvuzela (horn blown by sports fans)
Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)
Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia
flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)
Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 (927-976), reigned from 960
grandfather's younger brother

Sentences with 祖

祖 currently does not appear in any sentence.