祖zǔ
ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname. 9 strokes, radical 礻, first met in HSK 6.
What 祖 is made of
礻 (shì, spirit) and 且 (qiě, moreover).
礻 carries the meaning — spirit — and 且 carries the sound.
How to write 祖
Strokes 1–4 write 礻, then strokes 5–9 write 且.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 祖
Words that use 祖
| 祖父 | grandfather (paternal) 指父亲的父亲 祖父和祖母都在小城生活。His grandfather and grandmother both live in the small town. Lesson 697, 祖父祖母 · 敏锐洞察与奋发图强 · Keen Perception & Diligent Enterprise |
| 祖母 | grandmother (paternal) 指父亲的母亲 祖父和祖母都在小城生活。The old man and his wife, the boy's grandmother, live in the small town. Lesson 697, 祖父祖母 · 敏锐洞察与奋发图强 · Keen Perception & Diligent Enterprise |
| 祖国 | motherland, homeland 指自己的国家 常说祖国这些年变化真大。They often say how much the homeland has changed. Lesson 697, 祖父祖母 · 敏锐洞察与奋发图强 · Keen Perception & Diligent Enterprise |
Characters that share the sound part 且
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 礻
All 7 of them, and what the radical means, on the 礻 radical page.