族 (zú) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- race
- nationality
- ethnicity
- tribe
- clan
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
Decomposition
族 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 族 is 方 — meaning square. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
How the character is built
族 is an ideographic compound — its meaning is suggested by the combination of its parts rather than by sound. A group of people that swear by 矢 a single flag 方.
HSK 4 Words Containing 族
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
族 appears in 18 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 族 / 相关任务
Words containing 族 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 族 mean in Chinese?
族 (zú) means race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 族 have?
族 is written in 11 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 族?
The radical of 族 is 方 (square).
What is the pinyin for 族?
族 is pronounced zú.
What HSK 4 words use 族?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 族 appears in 1 word, including 民族 (mínzú). See the full list above.