太祖

tàizǔ
Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)

CEDICT

  1. 皇帝廟號。多用以稱開國君主。如宋太祖、明太祖。
  2. 事物的原始。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

太祖 Tàizǔ

Entry Composition

1 太 tài
  1. highest
  2. greatest
  3. too (much)
  4. very
  5. extremely
2 祖 zǔ
  1. ancestor
  2. forefather
  3. grandparents

Containing this entry

元太祖 Yuán Tàizǔ posthumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗 Chéngjísīhán (1162-1227)
宋太祖 Sòng Tàizǔ Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤 (927-976), reigned from 960
清太祖 Qīng Tàizǔ posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤 Nǔěrhāchì (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金 Hòu Jīn (from 1616)