Chinese name syllable
Syllable Zu
- 祖ancestor; grandparent; founder
- Letters
- 2
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- Z
- Romanization
- Mandarin (pinyin)
- Character options
- 1
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters祖
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Zu in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Zu is a Chinese name syllable in pinyin; a recorded character is 祖, meaning ancestor.
Possible characters for Zu
This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 祖
ancestor; grandparent; founder
Mandarin zǔ
attested
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Zu
Zu is the Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin spelling of characters such as 祖 (zǔ), ancestor or founder. The character 祖 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the character the family chose.
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Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Zu
Sources
- Wiktionary: 祖 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 祖 · mdbg.net · meaning
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