始祖

Traditional form:

始祖

Pinyin (reading):

shǐzǔ

Definitions:

• primogenitor
• founder of a school or trade

Characters:

• 始 - to begin, to start; beginning
• 祖 - ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname

Traditional characters:

• 始 - to begin, to start; beginning
• 祖 - ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname