家族

jiā

Traditional: 家族

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Translation

clan, family (extended)

Word origin

A compound of 家 (jiā, household) and 族 (zú, a clan or kindred group). Together they name the wider kinship group beyond the immediate household.

Origin
compound
Root
家 (jiā, household) + 族 (zú, clan)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 家

Stroke order for 族

Examples

This is an ancient clan.

He comes from a distinguished family.

chuán

The family business has passed to the third generation.

The whole clan is proud of him.

chuán

This illness runs in the family.

家族 (jiā zú) means clan or extended family. It refers to a kinship group larger than a single household.

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This word is part of lesson 26.