zǔ​xiān HSK7

ancestor

Senses

祖先 zǔ​xiān ancestor

ancestors or forebears of a family or ethnic group; typically refers to generations in the distant past

祖先 zǔ​xiān evolutionary ancestor

the ancient organisms or species from which modern biological groups evolved

References

classifier 祖先/祖先 位/位
same_as 祖先/祖先 祖上/祖上
synonym 先人/先人 祖先/祖先
synonym 先祖/先祖 祖先/祖先
same_as 祖上/祖上 祖先/祖先
same_as 先古/先古 祖先/祖先