| 祖国 | zǔ guó | ancestral land CL:个; homeland; used for PRC |
| 祖 | zǔ | ancestor; forefather; grandparents; surname Zu |
| 祖先 | zǔ xiān | ancestor; forebears |
| 祖父 | zǔ fù | father's father; paternal grandfather |
| 祖宗 | zǔ zōng | ancestor; forebear |
| 祖母 | zǔ mǔ | father's mother; paternal grandmother |
| 祖传 | zǔ chuán | passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation |
| 祖祖辈辈 | zǔ zǔ bèi bèi | for generations; from generation to generation |
| 祖坟 | zǔ fén | ancestral tomb |
| 祖国光复会 | Zǔ guó guāng fù huì | movement to restore the fatherland |
祖国和平统一委员
会 | zǔ guó hé píng tǒng yī wěi yuán huì | Committee for peaceful reunification of the fatherland (North Korean) |
| 祖姑母 | zǔ gū mǔ | father's father's sister; great aunt |
| 祖居 | zǔ jū | former residence; one's original home |
| 祖母绿 | zǔ mǔ lǜ | emerald |
| 祖冲之 | Zǔ chōng zhī | Zu Chongzhi (429-500), astronomer and mathematician |
| 祖父母 | zǔ fù mǔ | paternal grandparents |
| 祖父辈 | zǔ fù bèi | people of one's grandparents' generation |
| 祖籍 | zǔ jí | ancestral hometown; original domicile (and civil registration) |
| 祖系 | zǔ xì | ancestry; lineage; pedigree; also written 祖系 |
| 祖辈 | zǔ bèi | ancestors; forefathers; ancestry |
| 祖马 | Zǔ mǎ | Zuma (name); Jacob Zuma (1942-), South African ANC politician, vice-president 1999-2005, president from 2009 |
| 祖鲁 | Zǔ lǔ | Zulu |
| 祖鲁人 | Zǔ lǔ rén | Zulu people |
| 祖鸟 | zǔ niǎo | dinosaur ancestor of birds |
| 祖鸟类 | zǔ niǎo lèi | dinosaur ancestors of birds |
