- 汉高祖 hàngāozǔ Han GaozuTemple name or dynastic title of [[刘邦|劉邦|liu2 bang1]], the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty who reigned from 202 to 195 BC.
- 唐高祖 tánggāozǔ Emperor Gaozu of TangTemple name of the founding emperor of the Tang dynasty, [[李渊|李淵|li3 yuan1]] (566-635), who reigned from 618 to 626.
- 隋高祖 suígāozǔ Emperor Wen of Suitemple name of the founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty, who reigned from 581 to 604
- 高祖母 gāozǔmǔ great-great-grandmotherpaternal great-great-grandmother; the mother of one's great-grandfather
- 高祖父 gāozǔfù great-great-grandfatherthe father of one's [[曾祖父|曾祖父|zeng1 zu3 fu4]]
- 高祖王母 gāozǔwángmǔ great-great-grandmotherthe mother of one's great-grandfather; a female ancestor four generations removed