祚 Stroke Order

祚 [zuò] 1. 福，赐福 (happiness, to bestow fortune) 2. 皇位 (throne) 3. 年 (year) 1. 福，赐福：天祚。福祚。 (Blessing, to bestow fortune: heavenly blessing. Fortune is bestowed.) 2. 皇位：祚命 (Bestow the throne.) 3. 年：“初岁元祚。吉日惟良。” (Year: "The beginning of the year is favorable. Auspicious days are indeed good.") 祚 [zuò] 名 (noun) 【本义】:福;福运 (Original meaning: happiness; fortune) 1. 同本义 (happiness) 引 (quotation) 1. 《国语》：若能类善物，以混厚民人者，必有章誉蕃育之祚。 2. 《红楼梦》：今当祚永运隆之日，太平无为之世。 3. 《隋唐演义》：真主已出，隋祚不长。 例 (example) 又如: 祚长 (long-lasting fortune); 祚薄 (meager blessings); 祚土 (land of fortune); 祚胤 (blessings extend to descendants); 祚庆 (blessing) 2. 帝位 (throne) 引 (quotation) 1. 《东都赋》：往者王莽作逆，汉祚中缺。 (In history, Wang Mang rebelled, and the Han dynasty was lost.) 祚 [zuò] 动 (verb) 1. 赐福 (to bestow fortune) 引 (quotation) 1. 《左传》：天祚明德。 (Heaven bestows clear virtue.) 2. 《国语》：皇天嘉之，祚以天下。 (Heaven blesses this, and fortune extends to the world.) 3. 《全图绣像三国演义》：今吾兄嗣位未几，辄思篡汉，皇天必不祚尔! (Now my brother has just ascended the throne and intends to usurp the Han; heaven will certainly not bless you!) 例 (example) 又如: 祚土 (to grant land); 祚命 (heaven bestows blessings) 2. 保佑 (to bless and protect) 引 (quotation) 1. 《文选》：祚灵主以元吉。 (Bestowing blessings upon the spirit will bring great fortune.) 3. 流传 (to spread) 引 (quotation) 1. 《晋书》：传祚万世。 (Blessings are passed down for thousands of generations.)