| 释义 |
族zú
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1.民族 nationality; race：汉～ Hànzú the Han nationality/ 回～ Huízú the Hui nationality/ 各～人民 gè zú rénmín people of all nationalities
2.聚居而有血统关系的人群的统称 clan, a general term for groups of families having blood relationship：宗～ zōngzú patriarchal clan/ 家～ jiāzú clan; family
3.事物有共同属性的一大类 a class or group of things with common features：水～ shuǐzú aquatic animals/ 芳香～ fāngxiāngzú fragrant flower (or plant) family
4.灭族，封建时代的一种残酷刑法，一人有罪把全家或包括母家、妻家的人都杀死 a death penalty in ancient China, imposed on an offender and his whole family, or even the families of his mother and wife |