祖

zǔ = zu + Ø3

surname Zu

祖 = 且 + 礻 : 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.

zǔ = zu + Ø3

ancestor / forefather / grandparents

祖 = 且 + 礻 : 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

祖
- 且
  - 一
  - 目
    - 二
      - 一
    - 囗
- 礻
  - 丶
  - 卜
    - 丨
    - 丶
  - ㇇

qiě = qi + e3

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

且 = 目 + 一 : 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

礻 = 丶 + ㇇ + 卜 : 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

bazooka (loanword)

(polite) my paternal grandfather

Joey Yung (1980-), Hong Kong pop singer and actress

brat / little devil

Peng Zu (legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years)

to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots

Ming Taizu, temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3]

Ming Chengzu, temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yong3 le4]

great-grandmother (mother's grandmother)

Song Zuying (1966-), Chinese folk music singer

Sentences with 祖

祖 currently does not appear in any sentence.