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==Translingual==

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=113|rad=示|as=5|sn=9|four=37210|canj=IFBM|ids=⿰礻且(GHTJV),⿰示且(K)}}

====Derived characters====
* {{lang|mul|[[𰂩]] [[鎺]] [[䔃]] [[𭉷]] [[𣗿]] [[𤍄]] [[𬠢]] [[𥜀]] [[𡏄]] [[𱸓]]}}

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0841.180|dkj=24664|dj=1260.010|hdz=42391.040|uh=7956|ud=31062|bh=AFAA|bd=44970}}
{{Han ref|uh=FA50}}
{{Han ref|uh=2F953}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|alt=且}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etyl}}
{{Han compound|示|且|c1=s|c2=p|ls=psc}}. Specialization of {{zh-l|*且}}. See there for more.

===Etymology===
{{rfe|zh|please compare with Arakanese [[အဇူအဇာ]] (ancestors, forefathers)}}
;“to Zucc”
:{{zh-etym-short|祖克柏|tr=Zǔkèbó|t=(Mark) Zuckerberg}}, from {{bor|zh|en|Zuckerberg}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=zǔ
|m-s=zu3
|dg=зў2
|c=zou2
|c-t=du2
|g=
|h=pfs=chú
|j=
|mb=cǔ
|md=cū
|mn=ml,jj,tw:chó͘
|mn-t=zou2
|mn-l=
|w=sh:5tsu
|x=
|x-l=
|x-h=
|mc=y
|oc=y
|cat=n
}}

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[ancestor]]; [[forebear]]; [[forefather]]
#: {{zh-co|祭祖|to offer sacrifices to one's '''ancestors'''}}
## {{ng|One of the two suffixes of [[emperor]]s' [[temple name]]s.}}
##: {{coordinate terms|zh|宗}}
# [[grandparent]]; [[grandfather]] or [[grandmother]]
#: {{zh-co|祖父|paternal grandfather}}
#* {{zh-x|吾 祖 死 於 是，吾 父 死 於 是，今 吾 嗣 為{wéi} 之 十二 年，幾{jī} 死 者 數 矣。||ref=8th–9th century, {{w|Liu Zongyuan}}, {{lw|zh|s:捕蛇者說|捕蛇者說}}|CL}}
# [[founder]]
# {{lb|zh|literary}} to [[follow]] the example of; to [[pattern]] after
#* {{zh-x|^秦 王 必 祖 ^張 ^儀 之 故智。||ref=Shiji}}
# {{lb|zh|Internet slang|usually|passive}} to [[ban]] someone on [[Facebook]]; to [[Zucc]]
# {{surname|zh}}. [[Zu]]
#: {{zh-x|^祖 ^沖-之|{{w|Zu Chongzhi|'''Zu''' Chongzhi}} (Chinese astronomer and mathematician during the Liu Song and Southern Qi dynasties)}}
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} {{name translit|zh|en|Joe|type=male given name}}

===Compounds===
{{col3|zh|祖輩|祖產|祖傳|祖代|祖墳|祖父|祖國|祖廟|祖母|祖母綠|祖師|祖先|六祖壇經|封祖蔭孫|列祖列宗|元世祖|呵佛罵祖|呂祖|先祖考|始祖鳥|乃祖|媽祖|二祖|唐高祖|始祖|一祖三宗|先祖妣|媽祖婆|佛祖|初祖|師祖|元太祖|家祖母|先祖|媽祖誕辰|家祖|宋太祖|媽祖生|叔祖|太祖|天公祖|伯祖|外祖父|外祖母|光宗耀祖|克繩祖武|六祖|彭祖|叔祖母|公祖|伯祖母|曾祖母|祖墓|欺師滅祖|祖宴|祖上|數典忘祖|清聖祖|祖送|清世祖|祖龍|清水祖師|榮宗耀祖|祖貫|祖本|祖塋|祖考|祖鞭先著|積祖|禪宗七祖|祭祖|祖餞|祖遺|祖述|祖舜宗堯|祖籍|祖神|祖法|祖武|祖業|祖帳|祖師爺|祖宗|祖孫|祖妣|祖奠|皇祖|皇祖考|皇祖妣|烈祖|祖訓|猛著祖鞭|祖道|漢高祖|清太祖|祖宗三代|祖生鞭|曾祖父|曾祖|普庵老祖|明太祖|繩其祖武|金太祖|老祖兒|訶佛罵祖|遼太祖|顯祖揚宗|耀祖榮宗|觀音佛祖|純陽祖師|開山鼻祖|羅祖教|鼻祖|遠祖|高祖母|顯祖妣|老公祖|羅祖|藝祖|舅祖|顯祖考|老祖宗|高祖|開山老祖|開山祖師|認祖歸宗|顯祖|馬祖|老祖先|落鼻祖|繩厥祖武|華嚴五祖|顯祖榮宗|汀祖|肏你八輩子祖宗|肏你祖宗十八代|七祖|三祖|上祖|不祧之祖|世祖|九宗七祖|九祖|五祖|五祖七真|伯祖妣|作祖|元祖|公祖父母|出祖|南五祖|南祖|原祖|吾祖|呂祖師|呵佛祖|啟祖|嚴祖|外曾祖|外祖|大公祖|大祖|妣祖|始遷祖|嫘祖|季祖母|宗祖|小祖|小祖宗|帝祖|後祖|從祖叔母|從祖姑|從祖昆弟|從祖母|從祖父|從祖祖母|從祖祖父|徽祖|憲祖|成佛作祖|文祖|族曾祖母|族曾祖父|族祖|族祖母|族祖父|族祖父母|昭祖|書祖|曾祖妣|曾祖王母|曾祖王父|本祖|東土九祖|東土六祖|根祖|樂祖|次祖|次長祖|毛蟲祖|法祖|泰祖|漢祖|漢祖風|火祖|父祖|物祖|玄元聖祖|玄祖|田祖|皇曾祖|睿祖|石祖|祖世|祖位|祖像|祖公|祖公公|祖別|祖制|祖刻|祖則|祖功宗德|祖印|祖厲|祖君|祖喪|祖嘗|祖執|祖基|祖堂|祖塔|祖壟|祖始|祖姑|祖婆|祖媽|祖子|祖宅|祖宗八代|祖宗家法|祖宗影神|祖宗成法|祖宗故事|祖宗朝|祖宗法度|祖宗神|祖家|祖寄|祖寺|祖尚|祖居|祖屋|祖山|祖岳|祖帖|祖師堂|祖師禪|祖席|祖庭|祖庶母|祖式|祖德|祖心|祖思|祖性|祖情|祖意|祖房|祖搆|祖效|祖日|祖明|祖服|祖期|祖根|祖構|祖櫬|祖武宗文|祖氣|祖江|祖泣|祖洲|祖洽|祖源|祖澤|祖炳|祖烈|祖父母|祖爺|祖爺爺|祖犒|祖狀之尸|祖率|祖王父|祖生|祖用|祖祀|祖祖|祖祖孫孫|祖祖輩輩|祖祠|祖祭|祖禮|祖禰|祖禰廟|祖竹|祖第|祖筵|祖系|祖系圖|祖統|祖翁|祖習|祖考廟|祖職|祖臘|祖臺|祖舅|祖舊|祖花|祖葬|祖蔭|祖行|祖衣|祖衲|祖襲|祖親|祖言|祖語|祖調|祖識|祖讌|祖贈|祖路|祖蹟|祖軷|祖載|祖逖鞭|祖邦|祖鄉|祖酌|祖配|祖錄|祖離|祖靈|祖鞭|祖風|祖飲|祖饋|祖馬|祖駕|祖鬯|祖龍之虐|祖龍浮海|禪祖|禰祖|竹祖|累祖|繩祖|老祖|老祖太爺|聖祖|肇祖|蛇祖|設祖|詩祖|諸祖姑|賣祖|近祖|返祖現象|述祖|道祖|遼祖|長祖|開山始祖|開山祖|雷祖|霸祖|靈祖|顯祖揚名|香祖|高祖冠|高祖父|高祖王母|高祖王父|黃祖|黃連祖}}

===References===
* {{R:yue:Hanzi}}

==Japanese==
{{ja-kanji forms-IVS
|code=FA50
|svs=0
|vs1=01
|vs2=03
|col-vs1=aj
|col-vs2=hdmj
|pic-kyu=Ufa50.svg
|ref={{R:Kanjipedia|0004160200}}
}}

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=5|rs=示05|kyu=&#64080;}}

# [[founder]], [[ancestor]]

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=そ
|kanon=そ
|kun=おや-, じじ-, はじ-め
|nanori=おや, さき, のり, はじめ, ひろ, もと
}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top|Compounds}}
* {{ja-r|開%祖|かい%そ}}
* {{ja-r|祖忌|そき|death anniversary of a sect founder, or the memorial service thereof}}
* {{ja-r|祖先|そせん}}
{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology===
{{ja-kanjitab|そ|yomi=o}}
From {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=そ}} {{m|zh|祖|tr=tsu<sup>X</sup>||ancestor}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{ja-pron|そ|acc=1|acc_ref=DJR,NHK}}

===Noun===
{{ja-noun|そ}}

# [[ancestor]]

===References===
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==Korean==

===Etymology===
From {{der|ko|ltc|-}} {{ltc-l|祖}}. {{hanja-hunmong|조〮|cwo|天倫#상31A}}

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja-search}}
{{ko-hanja|할아버지|조}}

# {{hanja form of|조|[[grandfather]]; [[ancestor]]}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top3|Compounds}}
* {{ko-l|조상|祖上}}
* {{ko-l|선조|先祖}}
* {{ko-l|조모|祖母}}
* {{ko-l|조국|祖國}}
* {{ko-l|시조|始祖}}
* {{ko-l|비조|鼻祖}}
* {{ko-l|고조|高祖}}
* {{ko-l|원조|元祖}}
* {{ko-l|조손|祖孫}}
* {{ko-l|고조|古祖}}
* {{ko-l|비조|鼻祖}}
* {{ko-l|불조|佛祖}}
{{der-bottom}}

===References===
* {{R:hanjadoc|8413}}

==Vietnamese==
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{{head|vi|sc=Hani}} ([[tố]],What is the source for this reading? [[tỏ]], [[chỗ]], [[tổ]])-->

===Noun===
{{vi-noun|sc=Hani}}

# {{vi-Han form of|tổ}}

====Derived terms====
{{der3|vi
|{{vi-l|祖國|tổ quốc|}}
|{{vi-l|祖師|tổ sư|}}
|{{vi-l|祖先|tổ tiên|}}
}}

{{attention|vi|please check reading, added based on tổ by non-Vietnamese speaker}}