族
zú
race
nationality; ethnicity; clan; by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)
banner (方) + arrow (矢) = clan rallying under one flag
Ancient clans rallied under a banner (方) and armed themselves with arrows (矢) — the group that fights and gathers under one flag. This image of collective identity under arms extended naturally to any cohesive social group.
中国有五十六个民族。
zhōng guó yǒu wǔ shí liù gè mín zú。
China has fifty-six ethnic groups.
现在很多年轻人属于上班族，每天都很忙。
xiàn zài hěn duō nián qīng rén shǔ yú shàng bān zú，měi tiān dōu hěn máng。
Nowadays many young people belong to the office-worker group, and they are busy every day.
Words with 族
壮族
zhuàng zú
Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group
望族
wàng zú
distinguished or prominent family
灭族
miè zú
extermination of an entire family (ancient Chinese punishment)
氏族
shì zú
clan
撒拉族
sā lā zú
Salar ethnic group of Qinghai province
京族
jīng zú
Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi
家族
jiā zú
family
族类
zú lèi
clan
广西壮族自治区
guǎng xī zhuàng zú zì zhì qū
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, capital Nanning 南寧市|南宁市[Nan2 ning2 Shi4] (abbr. to 桂[Gui4])
景颇族
jǐng pō zú
Jingpo ethnic group of Tibet and Yunnan
藏族人
zàng zú rén
Tibetan (person)
大族
dà zú
large and influential family