What does 祖先 mean in Chinese?

祖先 (zǔ xiān) means "ancestor; forebears" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 祖先?

祖先 is pronounced "zǔ xiān" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

祖先 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

祖先 is made up of the characters 祖, 先. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 祖先 using our stroke order tool.

祖先

zǔ xiān

ancestor; forebears

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

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