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太祖
tàizǔ
1. Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)
Uncommon • Top 37%

Character Breakdown

太
tài
very, too much; big; extreme
HSK 1 4 丶
祖
zǔ
ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname
HSK 6 9 丶

Compound Words (4)

元太祖
YuánTàizǔ
posthumous title of Genghis Khan [[成吉思汗<Chéngjísīhán>]] (1162-1227)
宋太祖
SòngTàizǔ
Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin [[趙匡胤|赵匡胤]] (927-976), reigned from 960
明太祖
MíngTàizǔ
Ming Taizu, Temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu [[洪武<Hóngwǔ>]]
清太祖
QīngTàizǔ
posthumous title of Nurhaci [[努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤]] (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty [[後金|后金]] (from 1616)

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