created reference approved 始祖 → 后裔/後裔 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
始祖 shǐzǔ
后裔 / 後裔 hòuyì
antonym
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created reference approved 始祖 → 鼻祖 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
始祖 shǐzǔ
鼻祖 bízǔ
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 始祖 · shǐzǔ · founder — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
始祖
shǐzǔ
founder
The person who started a specific school of thought, craft, religion, or industry.
始 (literal) → 始 · shǐ · to begin 祖 (literal) → 祖 · zǔ · founder
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created sense approved 始祖 · shǐzǔ · first ancestor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
始祖
shǐzǔ
first ancestor
The earliest known or traceable ancestor of a family or clan; a primogenitor.
始 (literal) → 始 · shǐ · initial 祖 (literal) → 祖 · zǔ · ancestor
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created sense approved 始祖 · shǐzǔ · original — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
始祖
shǐzǔ
original
(bound form) original; primitive; used as a prefix for early evolutionary stages or foundational cultural forms.
始 (literal) → 始 · shǐ · initial 祖 (literal) → 祖 · zǔ · ancestor
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