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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 祖宗

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
祖宗 zǔ zōng - ancestor
- forebear

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
- 9 21,037 18,269 11,147

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- surname Zu
- ancestor
- forefather
- grandparents
zōng- surname Zong
zōng- school
- sect
- purpose
- model
- ancestor
- clan
- to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work)
- classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs

Other Words Containing 祖宗

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
祖宗 - 9 21,037 18,269 11,147