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Chinese word

祖先

zǔ xiān

ancestors; forebears

Meaning

Definitions are in English.
  • ancestors; forebears
  • (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved

Characters in this word

祖zǔ9 strokesancestor, forefather先xiān6 strokesfirst, former, previous

Common words: 祖 · 先

Words

Words with the same first character

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祖国祖国zǔ guómotherland祖父祖父zǔ fùfather's father; paternal grandfather祖母祖母zǔ mǔfather's mother; paternal grandmother祖宗祖宗zǔ zōngancestor; forebear祖师祖师zǔ shīfounder (of a craft, religious sect etc)