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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 始祖

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
始祖 shǐ zǔ - primogenitor
- founder of a school or trade

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
- - 36,144 30,154 35,348

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
始 shǐ- to begin
- to start
- then
- only then
祖 zǔ- surname Zu
祖 zǔ- ancestor
- forefather
- grandparents

Other Words Containing 始祖

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
始祖 - - 36,144 30,154 35,348