Chinese word

家谱

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiā pǔ

Meaning

  • nounfamily tree

Example

我想查一下我们家的家谱。wǒ xiǎng chá yí xià wǒ men jiā de jiā pǔ

I want to look up our family tree.

Illustration for 家谱 (family tree)

More examples

他正在帮爷爷整理一份新的家谱。tā zhèng zài bāng yé yé zhéng lǐ yí fèn xīn de jiā pǔ

He is helping his grandfather organize a new family tree.

Core concept

A written map of a family across generations, linking relatives by blood or marriage.

Common phrases

  • 我们家的家谱wǒ men jiā de jiā pǔ

    our family tree

  • 家谱上有jiā pǔ shàng yǒu

    be on the family tree

  • 做家谱zuò jiā pǔ

    make a family tree

Similar words

族谱zú pǔ: A clan genealogy listing its ancestors, family branches, and lines of descent.

Definition in Chinese

按血缘或姻亲关系把家族成员及其世系排列并记载下来的书册或档案，用于追溯祖先或明确亲属关系。àn xuè yuán huò yīn qīn guān xì bǎ jiā zú chéng yuán jí qí shì xì pái liè bìng jì zǎi xià lái de shū cè huò dàng àn yòng yú zhuī sù zǔ xiān huò míng què qīn shǔ guān xì

Word origin

家 (jiā, "family") + 谱 (pǔ, "register") forms a word for an organized record of a family's lineage.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese, 家谱 (jiāpǔ, "family genealogy") can mean the family document itself, while English family tree often suggests the diagram shown on a page.

Other meanings

  • genealogynoun

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