Hanzi Now
CharactersIdiomsChinese NameFlashcards
Tools

Visual content

  • Chinese Text Image GeneratorCreate PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
  • Stroke Order AnimatorTurn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
  • Character Highlight AnimatorChoose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
  • Chinese Text Morph AnimatorTurn one Chinese character, word or phrase into another; download SVG, MP4 or WebM

Audio content

  • Chinese Text to SpeechRead Chinese aloud with karaoke highlighting

Teaching materials

  • Writing WorksheetsPrintable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
  • Bingo CardsPicture and word Bingo for your class
  • Picture WorksheetsChinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets

Other

  • Pinyin GeneratorConvert Chinese text to pinyin with tone marks
  • Chinese Zodiac CalculatorFind your animal sign from your birth date and make a zodiac card.
  • Chinese Word CounterCount characters, words and sentences in Chinese text
View all tools →
祖先的
祖先的
祖先的
祖先的
祖先的
祖先的
祖先的
祖先的
祖先的
祖先的

祖先的 Pronunciation and Pinyin

祖先的 Usage and Examples

ancestral

hereditary

这样的介绍更能告诉我们当代人们对世界的看法,而不是祖先的看法。

Such presentations tell us more about contemporary perceptions of the world than about our ancestors.

也许他们想住得离他们祖先的坟墓越近越好,这样他们自己就可以埋葬在祖坟的附近

It maybe they wanted to live as near as possible to their ancestors' graves and be buried near them themselves.

The characters in 祖先的

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
祖
zǔ10ancestor, founder, or progenitor
先
xiān6First, before, or ancestors
的
de8possessive or descriptive particle

More words starting with 祖

  • zǔ祖shàng上ancestors; forefathers
  • zǔ祖shàng上de的Ancestral, Hereditary
  • zǔ祖yè业family business, ancestral property
  • zǔ祖chǎn产ancestral estate
  • zǔ祖chuán传ancestral, hereditary
  • zǔ祖chuán传de的ancestral, hereditary
  • zǔ祖chuán传de的tǔ土dì地ancestral land, hereditary land
  • zǔ祖xiān先ancestor, forefather
  • zǔ祖xiān先men们ancestors, forefathers
  • zǔ祖xiān先pái牌wèi位ancestral tablet, spirit tablet
  • zǔ祖xiān先jì祭sì祀yí仪shì式ancestor worship ceremony, ancestral rites
  • zǔ祖chōng冲zhī之Zu Chongzhi

Recommended tools

Writing Worksheets

Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion

Open the tool →

Character Highlight Animator

Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order

Open the tool →

Chinese Text Image Generator

Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes

Open the tool →

Bingo Cards

Picture and word Bingo for your class

Open the tool →

Questions about 祖先的

What does 祖先的 mean in Chinese?

祖先的 (zǔ xiān de) means “ancestral, hereditary”.

How do you pronounce 祖先的?

祖先的 is pronounced zǔ xiān de in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “ancestral” in Chinese?

“ancestral” is 祖先的 (zǔ xiān de) in Chinese.

How is 祖先的 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 祖先的, each with pinyin and an English translation.

Hanzi Now

Explore the charm of Chinese language

Explore

  • Characters
  • Idioms
  • Chinese Names
  • Flashcards

Tools

  • Chinese Text Image Generator
  • Stroke Order Animator
  • Character Highlight Animator
  • Bingo Cards
  • Picture Worksheets
  • All Tools

More

  • Blog
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
© 2026 Hanzi NowContact Us