族 zú clan; nationality; ethnicity
Made up of [方 fāng square; honest; upright radical 70, 丿 piě 'slash' radical 4, 矢 shǐ arrow; to vow radical 111]Made with 11 strokes.
Combines a pictogram for 'flag' with 'arrow' suggesting group of people or 'clan' defending themselves
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Also uses 方 fāng component: 放 fàng (let go) 访 fǎng (to visit) 纺 fǎng (fine woven silk fabric) 仿 fǎng (to imitate) 房 fáng (house) 防 fáng (to protect) 旅 lǚ (trip) 施 shī (to grant)
Also uses 丿 piě component: 必 bì (certainly) 弟 dì (younger brother) 乎 hū (at) 久 jiǔ (long time) 九 jiǔ (nine) 乐 lè (music) 么 me (what) 乃 nǎi (to be) 年 nián (year) 少 shǎo (less) 生 shēng (produce) 失 shī (to lose) 勿 wù (do not) 戊 wù (fifth (ordinal)) 午 wǔ (noon) 义 yì (justice) 之 zhī (him)
Also uses 矢 shǐ component: 矮 ǎi (low) 候 hòu (wait) 侯 hóu (nobleman) 铁 tiě (arms) 医 yī (doctor) 知 zhī (to know)
Sounds same
足 zú (foot)Different tone
租 zū (to hire) 祖 zǔ (grandfather) 组 zǔ (to form) 阻 zǔ (to hinder)Pronunciation
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