Chinese Character Entry
| 祖 |
Meaning ancestor, pioneer, founder, forefather, grandfather |
Chinese readings
| Mandarin (Zhuyin): | ㄗㄨˇ, ㄐㄧㄝ |
| Mandarin (Pinyin): | zǔ, jiē |
| Cantonese (Jyutping): | zou2 |
Japanese readings
| On'yomi (Kana): | ソ |
| On'yomi (Romaji): | so |
| Kun'yomi (Kana): | じじ、 はじめ |
| Kun'yomi (Romaji): | jiji, hajime |
| Nanori (Kana): | い |
| Nanori (Romaji): | i |
Korean readings
| Hangul: | 조 |
| Romaja: | jo |
Vietnamese readings
| Quốc ngữ: | tổ |
Variants
| Simplified Japanese form: | 祖 |
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