one's motherland; native land

father's mother; paternal grandmother

father's father

ancestors or forebears in a family lineage

ancestors or forebears of a family, lineage, or ethnic group

an honorific title for Gautama Buddha or any Buddha

father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather

The geographical place of origin of one's family or ancestors, often used as a category for official civil registration.

Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)

to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors

the originator or creator of a specific school of thought, trade, or craft

founder (of a craft, religious sect, etc.)

Song Zuying (1966-), Chinese folk music singer

mother's mother; maternal grandmother

Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia

passed on from ancestors or handed down through generations within a family

the earliest ancestor or the founder of a school of thought, art, or tradition

maternal grandfather (mother's father)

Matsu Islands off the coast of Fujian, administered by Taiwan

ancestors or forefathers of a family or people

father's father's mother; paternal great-grandmother

previous generations of one's family or forefathers

from generation to generation; for many generations

Joey Yung (1980-), Hong Kong pop singer and actress

The founder of a craft, guild, or religious sect.

Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress

grandfather's younger brother

posthumous name of the first Han emperor [[刘邦|劉邦|Liu2 Bang1]] (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC

Sha Zukang (1947-), Chinese diplomat

paternal great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather)

Jacob Zuma (1942-), South African ANC politician, vice-president 1999-2005, president 2009-2018

temple name of the third Ming emperor, Yongle

to bring honor to one's ancestors

Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin (927-976), who reigned from 960

a spoiled, mischievous, or difficult child who is treated with excessive indulgence

the physical house or dwelling where one's ancestors lived for generations

(polite) my paternal grandfather

atavism (biology)

To recount history but omit one's ancestors; to forget one's heritage or origins.

a remote ancestor

Tang Xianzu (1550-1616), a Ming dynasty poet and dramatist, famous for his play 'The Peony Pavilion' ([[牡丹亭|牡丹亭|Mu3 dan5 Ting2]]).

the original founder of a school of thought, a craft, or a sect

bazooka (loanword)

Posthumous title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), the first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, who reigned from 1260 to 1294.

Emperor Gaozu of Tang, temple name of the first Tang emperor [[李渊|李淵|Li3 Yuan1]] (566-635), who reigned from 618 to 626