Chinese symbol for “motherland”
祖国
zǔ guó
Traditional: 祖國
motherland
The closest CC-CEDICT match for motherland is 祖国 (zǔ guó), defined as: motherland.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “motherland”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 祖国.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 祖先 | zǔ xiān | ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved |
| 祖父 | zǔ fù | father's father; paternal grandfather |
| 祖母 | zǔ mǔ | father's mother; paternal grandmother |
| 祖宗 | zǔ zōng | ancestor; forebear |
| 祖师 (祖師) | zǔ shī | founder (of a craft, religious sect etc) |
| 国家 (國家) | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 国际 (國際) | guó jì | international |
| 全国 (全國) | quán guó | whole nation; nationwide |
See also: Japanese symbol for “motherland”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.