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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 氏族

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
氏族 shì zú - clan

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 22,409 31,864 50,545

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
氏 shì- clan name
- maiden name
氏 zhī- see 月氏[Yue4 zhi1] and 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]
族 zú- race
- nationality
- ethnicity
- clan
- by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)

Other Words Containing 氏族

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
氏族 - - 22,409 31,864 50,545