| 宋 |
Sòng Tài zǔ | Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 赵匡胤 (927-976), reigned from 960 |
| 宋 |
Sòng | surname Song / the Song dynasty (960-1279) / Song of the Southern Dynasties (420-479) 南朝宋 |
| 太 |
tài | highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely |
| 太 |
tài zǔ | Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty) |
| 祖 |
Zǔ | surname Zu |
| 祖 |
zǔ | ancestor / forefather / grandparents |