始祖 shǐzǔ first ancestor Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents shǐzǔ first ancestor · original 始 shǐ adjective initial (bound form) earliest; first; initial祖 zǔ noun ancestor (bound form) ancestors; forefathers; people of previous generationsshǐzǔ founder 始 shǐ verb to begin (bound form) to begin; to start; to initiate祖 zǔ founder (bound form) the founder or originator of a school of thought, religion, or craft