祖父
Old HSK 6
祖父 (zǔfù) · grandfather (father's father)
祖父 (zǔfù) means “grandfather (father's father)”. It is written with 2 characters: 祖 (ancestor) + 父 (father). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 祖父 is built
The characters
祖 zǔ · ancestor
What 祖 is made of
- 礻shì — spirit/altar
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 卜bo — divination
- 且qiě — moreover
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 月yuè — moon; month
父 fù · father
What 父 is made of
- 八bā — eight
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A hand 乂 holding an axe 八 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我祖父是一名医生。Wǒ zǔfù shì yīmíng yīshēng.My grandfather was a doctor.
祖父给我讲了很多故事。Zǔfù gěi wǒ jiǎng le hěnduō gùshì.My grandfather told me lots of stories.
Questions about 祖父
What does 祖父 mean?
祖父 (zǔfù) means “grandfather (father's father)”.
How do you pronounce 祖父?
祖父 is pronounced zǔfù.
Which HSK level is 祖父?
祖父 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 祖国zǔguómotherland
- 祖先zǔxiānancestors
- 父母fùmǔparents
- 父亲fùqīnfather
- 父女fùnǚfather and daughter
- 父子fùzǐfather and son
Learn 祖父 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 249: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.