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外祖父
wàizǔfù
1. maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)
Uncommon • Top 27%

Character Breakdown

外
wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
HSK 2 5 丶
祖
zǔ
ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname
HSK 6 9 丶
父
fù
father, dad
HSK 4 4 丶

Compound Words (1)

曾外祖父
zēngwàizǔfù
great-grandfather (mother's grandfather)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
22,580 of 84,292