- great-great-grandfather (高祖 - 고조)
- great grandfather (曾祖 - 증조)
- grandfather (祖父 - 조부)
- father (父 - 부 / 父親 - 부친)
- oneself (自身 - 자신)
- son (子 - 자)
- grandson (孫子 - 손자)
- great-grandson (曾孫 - 증손)
- great-great-grandson (元孫 - 원손 / 玄孫 - 현손)
上 (上) means "before," and 祖上 (조상) means "ancestors."
先 (선) also means "before, and 先祖 (선조) and 祖先 (조선) also mean "ancestors."
後 (후) means "after," and 後孫 (후손) means "descendants."