祖父 (zǔ fù)

Character breakdown

• 祖 (Zǔ) · 9 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 礻 represents the meaning and 且 represents the sound.

• 父 (fù) · 4 strokes

  Pictograph of a hand holding something. The exact nature of the object is unclear. Variously explained as a rod or a hatchet.