沙祖

Shāzǔ

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Meanings

1 Zazu (transliteration of the hornbill character's name from Disney's The Lion King)
2 occasionally Sazu / Sajou (other Western names)

Characters

sand (phonetic 'Za-')

ancestor (phonetic '-zu')

Examples

沙祖是辛巴的管家。

Shāzǔ shì Xīnbā de guǎnjiā.

Zazu is Simba's steward.

沙祖每天向木法沙汇报。

Shāzǔ měitiān xiàng Mùfǎshā huìbào.

Zazu reports to Mufasa every day.

Tips

usage

沙 (shā, 'sand') + 祖 (zǔ, 'ancestor') — 'Zazu' from 《狮子王》 (The Lion King), King Mufasa's red-billed hornbill majordomo. The character meanings are arbitrary; this is a pure phonetic match for Z-a-z-u. Other Lion King names in Chinese: 木法沙 Mufasa, 刀疤 Scar, 彭彭 Pumbaa, 丁满 Timon.

Stroke Order

沙 shā

祖 zǔ