族

族 [zú] 名

1. ■ （家族） clan:

宗族 tribe; clansman;

同族 the same clan;

合族 all the members of a clan; the whole clan

2. ■ (古代的一种酷刑) a death penalty in ancient China, imposed on an offender and his whole family,or even the families of his mother and wife

3. ■ (种族; 民族) race; nationality:

斯拉夫族 the Slav nationality;

蒙古族 the Mongolian race

4. ■ (事物有某种共同属性的一大类) a class of things with common features or attribute:

水族 aquatic animals;

猫族 the cat tribe;

语族 a family of languages;

碳族 carbon family