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

他的祖居在浙江绍兴。

Tā de zǔjū zài Zhèjiāng Shàoxīng.

His ancestral home is in Shaoxing, Zhejiang.

鲁迅的祖居现在是博物馆。

Lǔ Xùn 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