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.

祖

zǔ = zu + Ø3

ancestor / forefather / grandparents

祖 character breakdown

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

且

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.

礻

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

曾

ze̅ng

祖

zǔ

父

fù

father's father's father / paternal great-grandfather

曾

ze̅ng

祖

zǔ

母

mǔ

father's father's mother / paternal great-grandmother

曾

ze̅ng

祖

zǔ

great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather)

正

zhèng

祖

zǔ

Jeonjo (1752-1800), 22nd king of Korean Joseon dynasty

沙

sha̅

祖

zǔ

康

ka̅ng

Sha Zukang (1947-), Chinese diplomat

清

qi̅ng

太

tài

祖

zǔ

posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4] (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] (from 1616)

汤

湯

ta̅ng

显

顯

xiǎn

祖

zǔ

Tang Xianzu (1550-1616), Ming poet and dramatist, author of The Peony Pavilion 牡丹亭[Mu3 dan5 Ting2]

曾

ze̅ng

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