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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