先祖 xiānzǔ ancestors Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents xiānzǔ ancestors 先 xiān noun deceased (bound form) deceased; late; ancestors; previous generations祖 zǔ noun ancestor (bound form) ancestors; forefathers; people of previous generationsxiānzǔ deceased grandfather 先 xiān noun deceased (bound form) deceased; late; ancestors; previous generations祖 zǔ noun grandparent (bound form) a grandparent; someone of the generation two levels above oneself