Nantoka/祖zǔ祖 (zǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “ancestor; forefather; grandparents”.Meanings1ancestor2forefather3grandparentsRelated words祖母father's mother; paternal grandmother祖父father's father祖国motherland祖先ancestors; forebears祖surname Zu曾祖父father's father's father祖父母paternal grandparents佛祖Buddha外祖母mother's mother祖宗ancestor外祖父maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)曾祖母father's father's motherStudy Chinese with flashcards →