zǔ
ancestor
Phonosemantic compound. 礻 represents the meaning and 且 represents the sound.
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 祖
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
motherland | ||
father's mother | ||
father's father | ||
ancestor | ||
ancestor |
Sources