Character

族

zú HSK 4

族 zú HSK 4

1. a group of people living together with common blood ties; clan
2. to exterminate an entire clan (ancient severe punishment where one person's crime led to the execution of the whole family or even maternal and wife's families)
3. race; ethnic group; nationality
4. a broad category of things sharing certain common properties; type; kind
5. referring to a group of people sharing certain common characteristics
6. a surname

Words using 族 as zú (5)

1 民族 mín zú — ethnic group HSK 4
- 民 people, folk
- 族 group, clan, tribe
Example

中国有56个民族。

Zhōng guó yǒu wǔ shí liù gè mín zú

China has 56 ethnic groups.
2 中华民族 Zhōnghuá Mínzú — Chinese nation HSK 5
- 中 China, central
- 华 Chinese, splendid civilization
- 民 people, populace
- 族 nation, ethnic group
Example

中华民族有着五千年的悠久历史。

Zhōnghuá Mínzú yǒu zhe wǔ qiān nián de yōu jiǔ lì shǐ

The Chinese nation has a long history of five thousand years.
3 家族 jiā zú — clan HSK 7
- 家 family, household
- 族 clan, lineage group
Example

他来自一个古老的家族。

tā lái zì yí ge gǔ lǎo de jiā zú

He comes from an ancient clan.
4 种族 zhǒng zú — race HSK 7
- 种 type, kind, category
- 族 group, ethnic group, people
Example

我们应该尊重不同的种族和文化。

wǒ men yīng gāi zūn zhòng bù tóng de zhǒng zú hé wén huà

We should respect different races and cultures.
5 贵族 guì zú — nobility HSK 7
- 贵 noble, high status
- 族 class, group
Example

他出身于贵族家庭。

tā chū shēn yú guì zú jiā tíng

He comes from a noble family.

Structure & writing

族 zú — a group of people living together with common blood ties; clan

族 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 7

簇 cù to cluster together; to gather in a group

族 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order