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

father's mother / paternal grandmother

father's father / paternal grandfather

ancestors / forefathers / ancestry

emerald

for generations / from generation to generation

Zulu

founder (of a craft, religious sect etc)

Zuma (name) / Jacob Zuma (1942-), South African ANC politician, vice-president 1999-2005, president 2009-2018

ancestry / lineage / pedigree / also written 祖係|祖系

proto-language / parent language (linguistics)

Zu Chongzhi (429-500), astronomer and mathematician

founder (of a craft, religious sect etc)

people of one's grandparents' generation

Sentences with 祖

祖 currently does not appear in any sentence.