圣祖

Traditional form:

聖祖

Pinyin (reading):

Shèngzǔ

Definitions:

• Shengzu, temple name of the second Qing emperor, known as the Kangxi Emperor (1654-1722)
• cf. 康熙 ( Kāngxī)

Characters:

• 圣 - holy, sacred; sage, saint
• 祖 - ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname

Traditional characters:

• 聖 - holy, sacred; sage, saint
• 祖 - ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname