太祖

Tàizǔ
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Taizu, temple name usually given to the founding emperor of a dynasty, or to the ancestor it honours as its founder

Examples

HSK 7-9
Míngcháo de kāiguó huángdì Zhū Yuánzhāng, miàohào Tàizǔ.
Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming, had the temple name Taizu.
HSK 7-9
Tàizǔ qùshì yǐhòu, yóu sūnzi Zhū Yǔnwén jìchéng huángwèi.
After Taizu died, his grandson Zhu Yunwen succeeded to the throne.

Tips

usage
太祖 and 高祖 mark a founder, 太宗 the second ruler: 明太祖 朱元璋, 清太祖 努尔哈赤. A dynasty could also give the title to an ancestor who never reigned: when 曹丕 founded the Wei, his father 曹操 became 魏太祖.

Stroke Order

太 tài
祖 zǔ