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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