Chinese Word: 族 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

族HSK 4

Pinyin: zú

English Definition: race; nationality; ethnicity; clan; by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族 )

Chinese Definition:
①亲属，泛指同姓之亲：族规。族长。家族。
②指具有共同起源和共同遗传特征的人群：种族。
③指在历史上形成的人群的稳定共同体，他们有共同的语言、经济生活以及表现于共同文化上的心理素质：民族。
④聚居而有血统关系的人群的统称：宗族。氏族。部族。
⑤事物有共同属性的一大类：芳香族。
⑥封建时代的一种残酷刑罚，一人有罪，把全家或包括母亲、妻家的人都杀死：族灭。
⑦聚合，集中：云气不待族而雨。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 方

Ideographic:A group of people that swear by 矢 a single flag 方

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 方 [ fāng ] square, rectangle; side; region; flag
- ⿱ Above to below
  - 矢 [ shǐ ] arrow, dart; to vow, to swear

Similar Characters: 斿

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Example Words

民族HSK 4	mín zú	nationality; ethnic group; Classifiers: 个
中华民族	zhōng huá mín zú	the Chinese people
少数民族HSK 5	shǎo shù mín zú	national minority; ethnic group
家族	jiā zú	family; clan
藏族	zàng zú	Tibetan ethnic group

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Example Sentences

1		zhōng guó 中国 shì 是 yī gè 一个 duō mín zú 多民族 guó jiā 国家。 China is a multi-ethnic country.
2		shàng bān zú 上班族 měi tiān 每天 xū yào 需要 pá 爬 lóu tī 楼梯。 Office workers need to climb stairs daily.
3		wǒ men 我们 jiā zú 家族 de 的 zǔ xiān 祖先 shì 是 nóng mín 农民。 The ancestors of our family were farmers.
4		zhèng fǔ 政府 zhì lì yú 致力于 bǎo hù 保护 mín zú 民族 yí chǎn 遗产。 The government is committed to protecting national heritage.
5		zhèng fǔ 政府 de 的 zhèng cè 政策 zài 在 yā pò 压迫 shǎo shù mín zú 少数民族。 The government's policy is oppressing minority groups.

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1		zhōng guó 中国 shì 是 yī gè 一个 duō mín zú 多民族 guó jiā 国家。 China is a multi-ethnic country.
2		shàng bān zú 上班族 měi tiān 每天 xū yào 需要 pá 爬 lóu tī 楼梯。 Office workers need to climb stairs daily.
3		wǒ men 我们 jiā zú 家族 de 的 zǔ xiān 祖先 shì 是 nóng mín 农民。 The ancestors of our family were farmers.
4		zhèng fǔ 政府 zhì lì yú 致力于 bǎo hù 保护 mín zú 民族 yí chǎn 遗产。 The government is committed to protecting national heritage.
5		zhèng fǔ 政府 de 的 zhèng cè 政策 zài 在 yā pò 压迫 shǎo shù mín zú 少数民族。 The government's policy is oppressing minority groups.

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