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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 佛祖

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
佛祖 fó zǔ - Buddha
- founder of a buddhist sect

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 14,540 19,993 9,599

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
佛 fó- Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2tuo2])
佛 fú- seemingly
佛 fú- (female) head ornament
- variant of 彿|佛[fu2]
祖 zǔ- surname Zu
祖 zǔ- ancestor
- forefather
- grandparents

Other Words Containing 佛祖

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
佛祖 - - 14,540 19,993 9,599