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祖 = 礻 + 且

祖 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “ancestor”. It is built from 礻 (cult) and 且 (moreover). It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
ancestor
Pinyin (Mandarin)
zǔ
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
ancestor, forefather, предок, forefather
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
祖 ancestor

Decomposition

ids

  1. 礻 cult
  2. 且 moreover

Characters that contain 祖

How to find 祖 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “cult” + “moreover”. 祖 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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