祖父 in Chinese / Japanese...

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Grandfather

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zǔ fù

so fu

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祖父 is a title for grandfather in Japanese.

In Chinese, this is specifically paternal grandfather.

This title alone is not normal for a calligraphy wall scroll.

Loving Grandfather

Paternal (Southern China)

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cí xiáng de zǔ fù

慈祥的祖父 is “Loving Grandfather” in the way people in Southern China call their father's father (paternal grandfather).

Dear Grandfather

Paternal (Southern China)

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qín ài de zǔ fù

親愛的祖父 is how people in Southern China call their father's father (paternal grandfather) with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.

Loving Grandfather

Maternal (Southern China)

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cí xiáng de wài zǔ fù

慈祥的外祖父 is “Loving Grandfather” in the formal way that people in Southern China usually call their mother's father (maternal grandfather).

Dear Grandfather

Maternal (Southern China)

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qín ài de wài zǔ fù

親愛的外祖父 is the formal way that people in Southern China usually call their mother's father (maternal grandfather) with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
祖父 see styles	zǔ fù zu3 fu4 tsu fu sofu(p); jiji; jii; ooji; oji; sobu(ok) / sofu(p); jiji; ji; ooji; oji; sobu(ok) そふ(P); じじ; じい; おおじ; おじ; そぶ(ok)	More info & calligraphy: Grandfather father's father; paternal grandfather (1) grandfather; (2) (おおじ only) (See 爺・1) old man; (3) (おおじ only) kyogen mask used for the role of an old man; (place-name) Sofu grandfather
亡祖父 see styles	bousofu / bosofu ぼうそふ	亡祖父 Custom Scroll deceased grandfather; (one's) late grandfather
外祖父 see styles	wài zǔ fù wai4 zu3 fu4 wai tsu fu gaisofu がいそふ	外祖父 Custom Scroll maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father) maternal grandfather
大祖父 see styles	ooooji おおおおじ	大祖父 Custom Scroll great-grandfather
従祖父 see styles	oooji おおおじ	従祖父 Custom Scroll granduncle
曽祖父 see styles	hiooji ひじじ hiijiji / hijiji ひおおじ sousofu / sosofu ひいじじ	曽祖父 Custom Scroll great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
曾祖父 see styles	zēng zǔ fù zeng1 zu3 fu4 tseng tsu fu hiooji ひじじ hiijiji / hijiji ひおおじ sousofu / sosofu ひいじじ	曾祖父 Custom Scroll father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
祖父元 see styles	sofumoto そふもと	祖父元 Custom Scroll (surname) Sofumoto
祖父入 see styles	jigairi じがいり	祖父入 Custom Scroll (place-name) Jigairi
祖父尼 see styles	sofuni そふに	祖父尼 Custom Scroll (surname) Sofuni
祖父岳 see styles	sofudake そふだけ	祖父岳 Custom Scroll (personal name) Sofudake
祖父川 see styles	sofukawa そふかわ	祖父川 Custom Scroll (surname) Sofukawa
祖父母 see styles	zǔ fù mǔ zu3 fu4 mu3 tsu fu mu sofubo そふぼ	祖父母 Custom Scroll paternal grandparents grandparents
祖父江 see styles	sobue そぶえ	祖父江 Custom Scroll (place-name, surname) Sobue
祖父沢 see styles	jiisawa / jisawa じいさわ	祖父沢 Custom Scroll (place-name) Jiisawa
祖父竹 see styles	sofutake そふたけ	祖父竹 Custom Scroll (place-name) Sofutake
祖父谷 see styles	jijidani じじだに	祖父谷 Custom Scroll (personal name) Jijidani
祖父輩祖父辈 see styles	zǔ fù bèi zu3 fu4 bei4 tsu fu pei	祖父輩 Custom Scroll people of one's grandparents' generation
義祖父 see styles	gisofu ぎそふ	義祖父 Custom Scroll grandfather-in-law
赤祖父 see styles	akasofu あかそふ	赤祖父 Custom Scroll (place-name, surname) Akasofu
高祖父 see styles	gāo zǔ fù gao1 zu3 fu4 kao tsu fu kousofu / kosofu こうそふ	高祖父 Custom Scroll great-great-grandfather great-great-grandfather
上祖父江 see styles	kamisobue かみそぶえ	上祖父江 Custom Scroll (place-name) Kamisobue
伯叔祖父 see styles	bó shū zǔ fù bo2 shu1 zu3 fu4 po shu tsu fu	伯叔祖父 Custom Scroll father's father's brother; great uncle
曽祖父母 see styles	sousofubo / sosofubo そうそふぼ	曽祖父母 Custom Scroll great-grandparents
曾外祖父 see styles	zēng wài zǔ fù zeng1 wai4 zu3 fu4 tseng wai tsu fu	曾外祖父 Custom Scroll great-grandfather (mother's grandfather)
曾祖父母 see styles	zēng zǔ fù mǔ zeng1 zu3 fu4 mu3 tseng tsu fu mu	曾祖父母 Custom Scroll great-grandparents
祖父ヶ瀬 see styles	ojigase おじがせ	祖父ヶ瀬 Custom Scroll (place-name) Ojigase
祖父さん see styles	jiisan / jisan じいさん	祖父さん Custom Scroll (1) (kana only) grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); (2) (kana only) male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
祖父江慎 see styles	sobueshin そぶえしん	祖父江慎 Custom Scroll (person) Sobue Shin
祖父江町 see styles	sobuechou / sobuecho そぶえちょう	祖父江町 Custom Scroll (place-name) Sobuechō

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Grandfather	祖父	so fu / sofu	zǔ fù / zu3 fu4 / zu fu / zufu	tsu fu / tsufu
Loving Grandfather	慈祥的祖父		cí xiáng de zǔ fù ci2 xiang2 de zu3 fu4 ci xiang de zu fu cixiangdezufu	tz`u hsiang te tsu fu tzuhsiangtetsufu tzu hsiang te tsu fu
Dear Grandfather	親愛的祖父亲爱的祖父		qín ài de zǔ fù qin2 ai4 de zu3 fu4 qin ai de zu fu qinaidezufu	ch`in ai te tsu fu chinaitetsufu chin ai te tsu fu
Loving Grandfather	慈祥的外祖父		cí xiáng de wài zǔ fù ci2 xiang2 de wai4 zu3 fu4 ci xiang de wai zu fu cixiangdewaizufu	tz`u hsiang te wai tsu fu tzuhsiangtewaitsufu tzu hsiang te wai tsu fu
Dear Grandfather	親愛的外祖父亲爱的外祖父		qín ài de wài zǔ fù qin2 ai4 de wai4 zu3 fu4 qin ai de wai zu fu qinaidewaizufu	ch`in ai te wai tsu fu chinaitewaitsufu chin ai te wai tsu fu
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.