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祖父

zǔ fù

HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 6

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zǔ fù · zou2 fu6 (Jyutping)

  1. father's father
  2. paternal grandfather

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

祖

Meaning
ancestor, forefather; grandfather
Radical
礻
Strokes
9
Components
⿰礻且
Cangjie
IFBM
Four-corner
3721.0

父

Meaning
father; Kangxi radical 88
Radical
父
Strokes
4
Components
⿱八乂
Cangjie
CK
Four-corner
8040.0

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