祖居

zǔjū

noun

Measure Word

一处祖居 chù

Meanings

1 ancestral home
2 former residence of one's ancestors

Characters

residence; to dwell

Examples

HSK 1

他的祖居在浙江绍兴。

Tā de zǔjū zài Zhèjiāng Shàoxīng.

His ancestral home is in Shaoxing, Zhejiang.

HSK 7-9

鲁迅的祖居现在是博物馆。

Lǔxùn de zǔjū xiànzài shì bówùguǎn.

Lu Xun's former family residence is now a museum.

Tips

usage

Often refers to a family's traditional clan home in their place of origin (祖籍, zǔjí), even if the family no longer lives there. For famous figures, the 祖居 is frequently preserved as a heritage site (e.g. 孙中山祖居).

Stroke Order

祖 zǔ

居 jū