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

ancestor / forebears
paternal grandparents
ancestor / forebear
passed on from ancestors / handed down from generation to generation
ancestors / forefathers / ancestry
ancestral hometown / original domicile (and civil registration)
ancestral tomb
for generations / from generation to generation
founder (of a craft, religious sect etc)
dinosaur ancestor of birds
dinosaur ancestors of birds

Sentences with 祖

祖 currently does not appear in any sentence.