| 外祖父 | wài zǔ fù | maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father) |   |
| 汉高祖 | Hàn Gāo zǔ | posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 / (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC | |
| 曾祖父 | zēng zǔ fù | father's father's father / paternal great-grandfather | |
| 外祖母 | wài zǔ mǔ | mother's mother / maternal grandmother | |
| 明太祖 | Míng Tài zǔ | Ming Taizu, temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3] | |
| 汤显祖 | Tāng Xiǎn zǔ | Tang Xianzu (1550-1616), Ming poet and dramatist, author of The Peony Pavilion 牡丹亭[Mu3 dan5 Ting2] | |
| 曾祖母 | zēng zǔ mǔ | father's father's mother / paternal great-grandmother | |
| 元世祖 | Yuán Shì zǔ | lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294 | |
| 唐高祖 | Táng Gāo zǔ | Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊[Li3 Yuan1] (566-635), reigned 618-626 | |
| 始祖鸟 | shǐ zǔ niǎo | Archaeopteryx | |
| 安祖花 | ān zǔ huā | flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum) | |
| 巴祖卡 | bā zǔ kǎ | bazooka (loanword) | |
| 高祖父 | gāo zǔ fù | great-great-grandfather | |
| 高祖母 | gāo zǔ mǔ | great-great-grandmother | |
| 明成祖 | Míng Chéng zǔ | Ming Chengzu, temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yong3 le4] | |
| 清太祖 | Qīng Tài zǔ | posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4] (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] (from 1616) | |
| 容祖儿 | Róng Zǔ ér | Joey Yung (1980-), Hong Kong pop singer and actress | |
| 沙祖康 | Shā Zǔ kāng | Sha Zukang (1947-), Chinese diplomat | |
| 叔祖母 | shū zǔ mǔ | wife of paternal grandfather's younger brother | |
| 宋太祖 | Sòng Tài zǔ | Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 / (927-976), reigned from 960 | |
| 宋祖英 | Sòng Zǔ yīng | Song Zuying (1966-), Chinese folk music singer | |
| 王祖贤 | Wáng Zǔ xián | Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress | |
| 五祖拳 | wǔ zǔ quán | Wuzuquan - "Five Ancestors" - Martial Art | |
| 小祖宗 | xiǎo zǔ zōng | brat / little devil | |
| 元太祖 | Yuán Tài zǔ | posthumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Cheng2 ji2 si1 han2] (1162-1227) | |
| 赵光祖 | zhào guāng zǔ | Cho | |
| 郑光祖 | Zhèng Guāng zǔ | Zheng Guangzu, Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 / tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家 | |
| 光宗耀祖 | guāng zōng yào zǔ | to bring honor to one's ancestors | |
| 开山祖师 | kāi shān zǔ shī | founding master of a monastery / founder / originator | |
| 荣宗耀祖 | róng zōng yào zǔ | to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom) / also written 光宗耀祖 | |
| 数典忘祖 | shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ | to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom) / to forget one's roots | |
| 共同祖先 | | last common ancestor / concestor | |
| 保卫祖国 | bǎo wèi zǔ guó | to defend one's country | |
| 伯叔祖父 | bó shū zǔ fù | father's father's brother / great uncle | |
| 伯叔祖母 | bó shū zǔ mǔ | father's father's brother's wife / great aunt | |
| 曾祖父母 | céng zǔ fù mǔ | great-grandparents | |
| 返祖现象 | fǎn zǔ xiàn xiàng | atavism (biology) | |
| 开山鼻祖 | kāi shān bí zǔ | founder | |
| 马祖列岛 | Mǎ zǔ Liè dǎo | Matsu Islands | |
| 嗡嗡祖拉 | wēng wēng zǔ lā | vuvuzela (horn blown by sports fans) | |
| 呜呜祖拉 | wū wū zǔ lā | vuvuzela (horn) (loanword) | |
| 曾外祖父 | zēng wài zǔ fù | great-grandfather (mother's grandfather) | |
| 曾外祖母 | zēng wài zǔ mǔ | great-grandmother (mother's grandmother) | |
| 曾祖父母 | zēng zǔ fù mǔ | great-grandparents | |
| 直系祖先 | zhí xì zǔ xiān | direct ancestor | |
| 汉高祖刘邦 | Hàn Gāo zǔ Liú Bāng | Liu Bang (256 or 247-195 BC), first Han emperor, reigned 207-195 BC | |
| 唐高祖李渊 | Táng Gāo zǔ Lǐ Yuān | Li Yuan (566-635), first Tang emperor Gaozu, reigned 618-626 | |
| 自由祖国党 | zì yóu zǔ guó dǎng | Partido Patria Libre | |
| 皮欧·曼祖研究中心 | | The Pio Manzł Research Centre | |
| 台湾、澎湖、金门、马祖单独关税区 | | Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu / Chinese Taipei | |
| 争取祖国统一的全民族大团结十大纲领 | | Ten-Point Programme of Great Unity of the Whole Nation for Reunification of the Country | |
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