祖籍

• 拼音: zǔ jí
• 汉字拆解: 祖 = 礻+ 且 (ancestral); 籍 = 竹 + 耤 (bamboo + ploughing — register/record)

含义

Ancestral home; place of family origin. The location from which one's family originally came, as distinct from one's birthplace or current residence.

An important concept in Chinese culture, where family identity is often tied to a specific hometown or province. Used in official documents, biographical writing, and everyday conversation. Relevant for the Chinese diaspora worldwide who maintain ties to their ancestral regions.

例句

1. 尽管他出生在旧金山，但其祖籍为广东省台山市，每逢春节都会随家人回乡祭祖。
2. 填写正式表格时，通常需要同时注明出生地和祖籍，以便进行户籍核查。
3. 这位著名导演祖籍山东，其作品中常常流露出对故土风情的深厚情感。

用法指南

语境: official documents, biography, culture, diaspora

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 许多海外华人虽已在异国他乡定居数代，但仍对自己的祖籍省份保持着深厚的文化认同。(Many overseas Chinese, though having settled abroad for generations, still maintain a deep cultural identity with their ancestral province.)
• 该运动员的祖籍为福建省，但他自幼在上海接受专业训练。(The athlete's ancestral hometown is in Fujian Province, but he received professional training in Shanghai from an early age.)

错误说法

• 我的祖籍是北京，我出生在北京 — if birthplace and ancestral home are the same, simply state 我是北京人 or 我出生并成长于北京; 祖籍 is most meaningful when it differs from one's birthplace

起源与历史

祖 (ancestor) + 籍 (register/homeland)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal