祖师

Traditional form:

祖師

Pinyin (reading):

zǔshī

Definitions:

• founder (of a craft, religious sect etc)

Characters:

• 祖 - ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname
• 师 - teacher, professional, master

Traditional characters:

• 祖 - ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname
• 師 - teacher, professional, master