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Word and Radical Components of 祖母

The Chinese word 祖母 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
祖母 zǔmǔ 1. n. (formal) paternal grandmother
     放假jià 我們 一家大小 鄉下 探望 祖母。 - We had a holiday, so our whole family went to the countryside to visit grandmother.

祖母 ⇨ 祖 + 母
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. ancestor; forebear; forefather
2. grandparent; grandfather or grandmother
3. founder
4. (literary) to follow the example of; to pattern after
5. . Zu
      - - Zu Chongzhi (Chinese astronomer and mathematician during the Liu Song and Southern Qi dynasties)
1. mother
     父母 - father and mother
     母子 - mother and son
     (ant, zh, )
2. (Used to address a female elder member of a family.)
     姑母 - father's sister
     祖母 - grandmother
     (ant, zh, )
3. (of animal) female
     母牛 - female cow
     (syn, zh, )
     (ant, zh, )
4. pertaining to origin
     母校 - alma mater

祖 ⇨ 礻 + 且
Component Pinyin Meanings
shì 1. spirit
shí 2. to show; to reveal; to indicate; to notify; to instruct
3. Variant of 置
4. Variant of 祇
qiě 1. this
2. almost; nearly
3. be going to; will; shall
4. just; for the time being
5. even (used for emphasis, often with a hypothetical extreme scenario)
6. (dialectal Mandarin) for a long time
      děi huǐr 。 - This water is so hot; it need to be left alone to cool down for a long time., M-UIB
     zhèi 活兒r bu 。 - , M-UIB
7. and; also (for juxtaposition)
     而且 - and; but also
      演講 簡短 切中zhòng 要害。 - His speech was short and to the point.
8. both ... and ...
9. or (to list alternatives)
10. moreover (to indicate progression)
11. if; assuming (to indicate hypotheticality)
12. (sentence-initial or sentence-medial modal particle)
13. Alternative form of 俎 (chopping board)
14. many; numerous; flourishing
15. sixth month in the lunar calendar
16. (sentence-final modal particle)
17. Alternative form of 駔 (steed)
18. Alternative form of 徂 (to go to)
19. Only used in 次且 (hesitant in walking)
20. Variant of 祖

且 ⇨ +
Component Pinyin Meanings
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