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祖母
zǔmǔ
1. father's mother
2. paternal grandmother
Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown

祖
zǔ
ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname
HSK 6 9 丶
母
mǔ
mother; female elders; female
HSK 4 5 丶

Compound Words (7)

叔祖母
shūzǔmǔ
wife of paternal grandfather's younger brother
外祖母
wàizǔmǔ
mother's mother
曾祖母
zēngzǔmǔ
father's father's mother
祖母绿
zǔmǔlǚ
emerald
高祖母
gāozǔmǔ
great-great-grandmother
伯叔祖母
bóshūzǔmǔ
father's father's brother's wife
曾外祖母
zēngwàizǔmǔ
great-grandmother (mother's grandmother)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
4,388 of 84,292