Chinese words starting with 祖 (zǔ) 祖 dictionary entry 12 words. 祖(zǔ)国(guó) motherland 祖(zǔ)先(xiān) ancestors 祖(zǔ)宗(zōng) ancestor 祖(zǔ)父(fù) father's father 祖(zǔ)师(shī) founder 祖(zǔ)母(mǔ) father's mother 祖(zǔ)上(shàng) ancestors 祖(zǔ)坟(fén) ancestral tomb 祖(zǔ)师(shī)爷(yé) founder 祖(zǔ)籍(jí) ancestral hometown 祖(zǔ)父(fù)母(mǔ) paternal grandparents 祖(zǔ)传(chuán) passed on from ancestors 12 words. 祖(zǔ)國(guó) motherland 祖(zǔ)先(xiān) ancestors 祖(zǔ)宗(zōng) ancestor 祖(zǔ)父(fù) father's father 祖(zǔ)師(shī) founder 祖(zǔ)母(mǔ) father's mother 祖(zǔ)上(shàng) ancestors 祖(zǔ)墳(fén) ancestral tomb 祖(zǔ)師(shī)爺(yé) founder 祖(zǔ)籍(jí) ancestral hometown 祖(zǔ)父(fù)母(mǔ) paternal grandparents 祖(zǔ)傳(chuán) passed on from ancestors