Meaning of 始祖
始祖 means earliest ancestor with verifiable lineage; founder of a school of thought or industry. Pronounced shǐ zǔ.
- earliest ancestor with verifiable lineage
- founder of a school of thought or industry
Definitions & Examples
Huáng黄
Dì帝
bèi被
zūn尊
wéi为
Zhōng中
huá华
mín民
zú族
de的
shǐ始
zǔ祖
。
The Yellow Emperor is revered as the earliest ancestor of the Chinese nation.
Zhè这
zuò座
cí祠
táng堂
gòng供
fèng奉
zhe着
wǒ我
men们
jiā家
zú族
de的
shǐ始
zǔ祖
。
This ancestral hall enshrines the founding ancestor of our clan.
Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
fā发
xiàn现
le了
zhè这
ge个
wáng王
cháo朝
shǐ始
zǔ祖
de的
líng陵
mù墓
。
Archaeologists discovered the tomb of the dynasty's founding ancestor.