族(zú)

HSK 311 strokes

race

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
zú
Meaning
race; nationality; ethnicity; clan; by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 族 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰方⿱？矢

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

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

方fāng矢shǐ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 族 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 族

Common words using 族 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

mín民zú族
HSK 3

nationality; ethnic group

Open 民族 page →
zhōng中huá华mín民zú族
HSK 3

the Chinese nation

Open 中华民族 page →
jiā家zú族
HSK 7-9

family

Open 家族 page →
zhǒng种zú族
HSK 7-9

race; ethnic group

Open 种族 page →
guì贵zú族
HSK 7-9

lord

Open 贵族 page →
yī一zú族

social group; subculture; family; clan; see also 族[zu2]

Open 一族 page →
sān三zú族

(old) three generations (father, self and sons); three clans (your own, you…

Open 三族 page →
zhǔ主zú族

main group

Open 主族 page →

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From 族’s common words

民中华家种贵一三

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