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族 (zú): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 5

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 族

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How to write 族 — animated stroke order

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2.

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族 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Right

族

方square, direction, group

㫃banner, flag

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4.

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5.

How to Use 族

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 族 works in context.

As a suffix meaning 'ethnic group, race, or clan'

族 is used as a suffix to form nouns referring to a group of people sharing common characteristics.

民族 • mín zú • nationality • HSK 4

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 族

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中华民族 • Zhōng huá mín zú • the Chinese nation

HSK 3.0 · L5

Zhōng中

7.

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Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 族 is used in context

shàng上

bān班

zú族

tōng通

cháng常

zǎo早

Information

Pinyinzú

Meaningclan

Strokes11

Radical方

Traditional族

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#869

Zhuyinㄗㄨˊ

UnicodeU+65CF

CangjieYSOOK

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族=方square, direction, group+㫃banner, flag+矢arrow

An arrow (矢) under a banner (㫃) — a clan or tribe united for battle, symbolizing kinship and shared purpose.

mín民

zú族

nationality

种族 • zhǒng zú • race • HSK 6

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zhǒng种

zú族

race

家族 • jiā zú • Family / Clan • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiā家

zú族

Family / Clan

huá

华

mín民

zú族

the Chinese nation

贵族 • guì zú • aristocrat; nobility

HSK 6

guì贵

zú族

aristocrat; nobility

shàng上

jiǔ九

diǎn点

shàng上

bān班

。

Office workers usually start work at 9 AM.

Zhōng中

guó国

yǒu有

wǔ五

shí十

liù六

gè个

mín民

zú族

。

China has fifty-six ethnic groups/nationalities.

wǒ我

men们

jiā家

zú族

měi每

nián年

dōu都

jù聚

huì会

yí一

cì次

。

Our family gathers once every year.

Zhè这

ge个

gǔ古

lǎo老

de的

zú族

yī一

zhí直

shēng生

huó活

zài在

shān山

lǐ里

。

This ancient clan has always lived in the mountains.

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