祖父

zǔfù · HSK 6

grandad

👴 zu-fu: the ZOO FOOt-er — the elder who walked you around the zoo

祖 (ancestor) + 父 (father) = ancestor-father, i.e. grandfather. The sounds zu-fu echo 'zoo foo,' so link it to that grandpa who always took you on outings.

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