祖 zǔ
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noun
ancestor; forefather
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Concept: Relative 亲戚
Notes: In the sense of 祖先 (ABC 'zǔ' 祖 bf 1; CCD '祖' 1; Guoyu '祖' n 2; Kroll 2015 '祖' 2; Unihan '祖') -
noun
paternal grandparent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Concept: Relative 亲戚
Notes: (ABC 'zǔ' 祖 bf 3; CCD '祖' 2; Guoyu '祖' n 1; Kroll 2015 '祖' 1; Unihan '祖') -
noun
patriarch; founder
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 创始者; of a school, religious sect, etc (ABC 'zǔ' 祖 bf 2; Guoyu '祖' n 4; Kroll 2015 '祖' 2; CCD '祖' 3) -
verb
to found; to initiate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '祖' 3) -
verb
to follow the example of
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '祖' v 3; Kroll 2015 '祖' 4) -
verb
to sacrifice before going on a journey
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '祖' v 1; Kroll 2015 '祖' 4) -
noun
ancestral temple
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '祖' n 3; Kroll 2015 '祖' 2a) -
verb
to give a farewell dinner
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '祖' v 2; Kroll 2015 '祖' 5a) -
verb
be familiar with
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 熟悉 (Guoyu '祖' v 4) -
proper noun
Zu
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (ABC 'zǔ' 祖 n; Guoyu '祖' n 5)
Contained in
- 净土宗三祖(淨土宗三祖) third patriarch of the Pureland school
- 祖师西来(祖師西來) the Patriarch's coming from the West
- 从六祖坛经谈禅宗教学的特质(從六祖壇經談禪宗教學的特質) Chan Teachings of Huineng
- 第二十二祖摩拏罗(第二十二祖摩拏羅) the Twenty-Second Patriarch, Manorhita
- 第十三祖迦毘摩罗(第十三祖迦毘摩羅) the Thirteenth Patriarch, Kapimala
- 六祖大师法宝坛经(六祖大師法寶壇經) Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch ; The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
- 第六祖弥遮迦(第六祖彌遮迦) the Sixth Patriarch, Michaka
- 第十六祖罗睺罗多(第十六祖羅睺羅多) the Sixteenth Patriarch, Rahulata
- 祖师(祖師) patriarch; the founder of a school or sect ; Patriarch
- 第十四祖龙树(第十四祖龍樹) the Thirteenth Patriarch, Nāgārjuna
- 马祖道一禅师广录(馬祖道一禪師廣錄) Mazu's Record of Sayings; Mazu Daoyi Chanshi Guanglu; Mazu Yulu
- 佛祖 the Buddha and patriarch ; Buddhas
- 五祖法演 Wuzu Fayan
- 第十祖脇尊者 the Tenth Patriarch, Parsva
- 青山含祖意 日月印禅心(青山含祖意 日月印禪心) Embodied in the green mountains, the Patriarch's heart; Reflected upon the sun and moon, the Chan mind.
- 祖意 Patriarch's Heart ; the patriarch's purpose
- 第十二祖马鸣大士(第十二祖馬鳴大士) the Twelfth Patriarch, Aśvaghoṣa
- 祖师堂(祖師堂) Patriarch Hall ; patriarch hall
- 尊祖 to honor the patriarchs
- 白法祖 Bai Fa Zu
- 六祖惠能 Huineng; the Sixth Patriarch Huineng
- 西来祖师意(西來祖師意) the patriarch's purpose of coming from the West
- 净土五祖(淨土五祖) five patriarchs of the Pure Land
- 传法正宗定祖图(傳法正宗定祖圖) Chuan Fa Zhengzong Ding Zu Tu
Also contained in
曾祖 、 明成祖 、 祖鸟类 、 辽太祖 、 祖国 、 唐高祖 、 祖母绿 、 五祖拳 、 显祖 、 太祖 、 高祖 、 拜祖 、 祖系 、 英祖 、 认祖归宗 、 叔祖母 、 远祖 、 祖冲之 、 祖先崇拜 、 祖国光复会 、 祖宗 、 始祖鸟 、 成祖 、 清太祖 、 祖母 、 祖逖 、 世祖
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 1 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 183
- Scroll 3 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 95
- Scroll 2 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 91
- Scroll 5 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 89 , has English translation
- Scroll 9 Chuan Fa Zhengzong Ji 傳法正宗記 — count: 88
- Scroll 1 Chuan Fa Zhengzong Lun 傳法正宗論 — count: 65
- Scroll 4 Fo Zu Lidai Tong Zai 佛祖歷代通載 — count: 61
- Scroll 25 Supplement to Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 續傳燈錄 — count: 61
- Scroll 1 The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 六祖大師法寶壇經 — count: 60 , has English translation
- Scroll 1 Chuan Fa Zhengzong Ding Zu Tu 傳法正宗定祖圖 — count: 56
Collocations
- 祖祖 (祖祖) 祖祖相授 — Laṅkāvatārasūtra 楞伽阿跋多羅寶經, Scroll 1 — count: 16
- 祖噜 (祖嚕) 祖嚕反 — Great Usnisa Radiance Sitatapatra Dharani (Da Fo Ding Rulai Fang Guang Xi Da Duo Bo Da Luo Tuoluoni) 大佛頂如來放光悉怛多鉢怛囉陀羅尼, Scroll 1 — count: 11
- 祖王 (祖王) 孫即為祖王 — Sutra of the Collection of the Six Perfections (Liu Du Ji Jing) 六度集經, Scroll 8 — count: 10
- 护祖 (護祖) 護祖 — Mahāmayūrīvidyārājñīsūtra (Fomu Da Kongque Ming Wang Jing) 佛母大孔雀明王經, Scroll 1 — count: 10
- 半祖 (半祖) 尾枳囉拏半祖鄔瑟抳 — Vairocana Sutra Lotus Platform Matrix Assembly Compassion Mandala Liturgy (She Da Piluzhena Cheng Fo Shenbian Jia Chi Jing Ru Lianhua Tai Cang Hai Hui Bei Sheng Man Tu Luo Guangda Niansong Yi Gui Gongyang Fangbian Hui) 攝大毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經入蓮華胎藏海會悲生曼荼攞廣大念誦儀軌供養方便會, Scroll 2 — count: 5
- 祖邬 (祖鄔) 尾枳囉拏半祖鄔瑟抳 — Vairocana Sutra Lotus Platform Matrix Assembly Compassion Mandala Liturgy (She Da Piluzhena Cheng Fo Shenbian Jia Chi Jing Ru Lianhua Tai Cang Hai Hui Bei Sheng Man Tu Luo Guangda Niansong Yi Gui Gongyang Fangbian Hui) 攝大毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經入蓮華胎藏海會悲生曼荼攞廣大念誦儀軌供養方便會, Scroll 2 — count: 5
- 噜祖 (嚕祖) 祖嚕祖嚕 — Mahāmayūrīvidyārājñīsūtra (Fomu Da Kongque Ming Wang Jing) 佛母大孔雀明王經, Scroll 2 — count: 5
- 散祖 (散祖) 散祖 — Pinnacle Dharani of the Supreme Honored One 佛頂尊勝陀羅尼念誦儀軌法, Scroll 1 — count: 5
- 祖护 (祖護) 護祖護祖 — Mahāmayūrīvidyārājñīsūtra (Fomu Da Kongque Ming Wang Jing) 佛母大孔雀明王經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
- 宗祖 (宗祖) 宗祖族類相繼而有 — Pusa Bensheng Man Lun (Jātakamālā) 菩薩本生鬘論, Scroll 16 — count: 4