族 (zú) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 族 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
HSK 4 Words Containing 族
民族
ethnic group; nationality
中国有五十六个民族。
Zhōngguó yǒu wǔshíliù gè mínzú.
China has 56 ethnic groups.
Tasks Featuring 族 / 相关任务
Words containing 族 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
About the character 族
族 (zú) means clan; ethnic group (as in 民族). It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".