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祖先
zǔxiān
1. ancestor
2. forebears
HSK 6 Common • Top 7%

Character Breakdown

祖
zǔ
ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname
HSK 6 9 丶
先
xiān
first, former, previous
HSK 1 6 丶

Compound Words (1)

直系祖先
zhíxìzǔxiān
direct ancestor

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
5,531 of 84,292