Read Edit View history 祖 zǔZǔ HSK6 ancestor Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 礻 represents the meaning and 且 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas zǔ × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 礻 is a component form of 示. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 祖 Simp strokes 祖 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 祖 Simp strokes 祖 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 祖 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 277, 810 ], [ 418, 716 ] ], [ [ 88, 516 ], [ 148, 502 ], [ 347, 567 ], [ 393, 542 ], [ 204, 283 ], [ 62, 157 ] ], [ [ 297, 370 ], [ 316, 311 ], [ 308, -4 ] ], [ [ 366, 402 ], [ 435, 365 ], [ 457, 325 ] ], [ [ 508, 659 ], [ 549, 604 ], [ 556, 149 ] ], [ [ 557, 644 ], [ 739, 680 ], [ 785, 640 ], [ 761, 175 ] ], [ [ 573, 454 ], [ 707, 482 ] ], [ [ 570, 321 ], [ 698, 346 ] ], [ [ 408, 130 ], [ 861, 170 ], [ 951, 157 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M295,774C336,737 368,711 396,703C407,700 417,706 422,716C426,726 428,738 424,750C413,781 372,803 306,818C293,821 284,820 277,817C272,816 271,812 274,802C276,794 283,785 295,774Z", "M301,373C318,397 334,423 352,450C376,489 403,521 436,545C446,554 449,563 440,572C428,584 410,591 391,598C376,604 362,604 351,595C288,554 204,528 98,526C89,526 84,527 83,520C80,514 85,507 95,500C121,482 139,474 151,475C152,476 204,494 306,531C318,536 325,536 329,530C333,524 330,513 322,496C270,395 188,283 68,167C59,159 53,156 56,153C57,151 63,151 72,155C138,188 210,248 278,341C293,362 293,362 301,373Z", "M278,341C300,295 298,190 278,94C270,62 271,29 296,-2C307,-16 322,-4 326,5C335,30 339,56 339,83C338,200 337,272 342,298C344,316 345,326 340,332C321,354 309,368 301,373C290,381 273,353 278,341Z", "M388,369C401,358 414,344 430,330C437,324 446,320 456,320C462,321 466,325 469,332C471,341 470,354 465,371C461,382 451,392 435,397C395,411 370,415 364,411C360,410 359,404 361,396C362,390 373,382 388,369Z", "M553,652C544,659 535,665 527,668C519,671 512,670 507,667C502,665 500,660 503,653C518,618 527,588 529,562C530,534 533,398 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} 9 strokes 祖 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 286, 807 ], [ 384, 748 ], [ 401, 725 ] ], [ [ 93, 516 ], [ 152, 503 ], [ 239, 524 ], [ 318, 554 ], [ 372, 552 ], [ 355, 500 ], [ 256, 346 ], [ 157, 233 ], [ 59, 155 ] ], [ [ 301, 365 ], [ 306, 335 ], [ 317, 316 ], [ 318, 232 ], [ 305, 61 ], [ 311, 5 ] ], [ [ 368, 402 ], [ 429, 369 ], [ 454, 336 ] ], [ [ 514, 657 ], [ 534, 638 ], [ 548, 611 ], [ 551, 580 ], [ 556, 182 ], [ 541, 169 ] ], [ [ 559, 648 ], [ 583, 640 ], [ 600, 642 ], [ 675, 667 ], [ 742, 681 ], [ 758, 675 ], [ 783, 643 ], [ 774, 585 ], [ 769, 210 ], [ 748, 188 ] ], [ [ 581, 454 ], [ 590, 467 ], [ 621, 477 ], [ 666, 486 ], [ 700, 482 ] ], [ [ 582, 315 ], [ 592, 330 ], [ 632, 342 ], [ 670, 346 ], [ 696, 341 ] ], [ [ 406, 132 ], [ 460, 124 ], [ 851, 169 ], [ 899, 166 ], [ 943, 152 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 295 774 Q 356 717 396 703 Q 414 700 422 716 Q 428 731 424 750 Q 406 795 306 818 Q 287 822 277 817 Q 270 816 274 802 Q 277 789 295 774 Z", "M 301 373 Q 326 409 352 450 Q 388 508 436 545 Q 452 557 440 572 Q 421 588 391 598 Q 369 607 351 595 Q 258 532 98 526 Q 86 529 83 520 Q 80 510 95 500 Q 134 472 151 475 Q 154 475 306 531 Q 325 538 329 530 Q 336 520 322 496 Q 246 343 68 167 Q 53 157 56 153 Q 59 150 72 155 Q 172 204 278 341 L 301 373 Z", "M 278 341 Q 312 272 278 94 Q 262 46 296 -2 Q 297 -3 299 -5 Q 315 -20 326 5 Q 339 42 339 83 Q 338 258 342 298 Q 349 323 340 332 Q 313 365 301 373 C 278 392 266 369 278 341 Z", "M 388 369 Q 407 351 430 330 Q 442 320 456 320 Q 465 321 469 332 Q 473 345 465 371 Q 459 387 435 397 Q 375 415 364 411 Q 360 407 361 396 Q 365 386 388 369 Z", "M 553 652 Q 540 662 527 668 Q 515 671 507 667 Q 500 663 503 653 Q 527 601 529 562 Q 532 519 535 155 C 535 125 577 129 577 159 Q 576 238 575 309 L 574 341 Q 574 396 574 446 L 573 476 Q 573 548 575 619 C 575 637 575 637 553 652 Z", "M 794 189 Q 793 415 803 567 Q 804 606 823 631 Q 835 647 821 663 Q 811 675 761 702 Q 743 714 681 684 Q 591 660 553 652 C 524 645 546 610 575 619 Q 582 620 592 624 Q 727 666 739 655 Q 746 642 746 612 Q 746 366 743 181 C 743 151 794 159 794 189 Z", "M 574 446 Q 644 461 696 471 Q 718 475 710 488 Q 698 501 672 505 Q 636 508 573 476 C 546 463 545 440 574 446 Z", "M 575 309 Q 642 324 692 331 Q 714 335 705 348 Q 695 363 668 365 Q 634 368 574 341 C 547 329 546 302 575 309 Z", "M 535 155 Q 474 149 408 141 Q 389 140 403 123 Q 416 110 433 104 Q 454 98 469 102 Q 617 138 898 139 Q 914 139 930 138 Q 949 137 954 146 Q 960 156 944 170 Q 889 212 825 195 Q 809 194 794 189 L 743 181 Q 703 177 656 169 Q 617 165 577 159 L 535 155 Z" ] } 9 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. 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