族

zú
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frequent character
a class of things with common features or attribute (office worker
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

族 shows arrows 矢 gathered below a military banner 㫃. That picture of grouped fighters first meant arrows amassed under one banner. It grew to mean a clan or tribe, and then a nationality or race.

Drawn as: arrows beneath a banner

族 as a component in other characters

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Example Sentences

这个族的人喜欢旅行。
zhègè zú de rén xǐhuān lǚxíng 。
People of this community like to travel.
我们是同一个族的成员。
wǒmen shì tóng yígè zú de chéngyuán 。
We are members of the same group.
他在办公室这个族里工作了很多年。
tāzài bàngōng shì zhègè zúlǐ gōngzuò le hěnduō nián 。
He has worked in this office community for many years.

Words with similar meanings

群qún
group
A more general term that can refer to any collection of people or things.
类lèi
category
Indicates a classification based on shared characteristics, which may be broader than '族'.

Homophones

足zú
foot, leg, sufficient, ample

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