祖宗

Traditional form:

祖宗

Pinyin (reading):

zǔzōng

Definitions:

• ancestor
• forebear

Characters:

• 祖 - ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname
• 宗 - ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect

Traditional characters:

• 祖 - ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname
• 宗 - ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect