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高祖

gāozǔ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 great-great-grandfather
  2. 2 Gaozu, temple name given to a dynasty's founding emperor, as to Liu Bang of the Han and Li Yuan of the Tang

Examples

HSK 3
我的高祖是从山东搬到东北来的。
Wǒ de gāozǔ shì cóng Shāndōng bāndào Dōngběi lái de.
My great-great-grandfather moved from Shandong to the Northeast.
HSK 5
高祖还乡时，在沛县唱了一首《大风歌》。
Gāozǔ huánxiāng shí, zài Pèixiàn chàng le yì shǒu 《 Dàfēnggē 》.
When Gaozu returned to his home town, he sang the 'Song of the Great Wind' in Pei.
HSK 7-9
唐朝的开国皇帝李渊，庙号高祖。
Tángcháo de kāiguó huángdì Lǐ Yuān, miàohào Gāozǔ.
Li Yuan, founding emperor of the Tang dynasty, had the temple name Gaozu.

Tips

history
In the 史记, plain 高祖 always means 刘邦, as in the chapter title 高祖本纪. Strictly his temple name was 太祖 and his posthumous title 高皇帝, but Sima Qian's usage stuck, and 汉高祖 is how everyone knows him.
usage
As a kinship word it is formal, found mainly in genealogies; speech says 高祖父. The ladder runs 祖父 (grandfather), 曾祖父 (great-grandfather), 高祖父 (great-great-grandfather).

Stroke Order

高 gāo
祖 zǔ