民族
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
民族 (mínzú) · nationality
民族 (mínzú) means “nationality; ethnic group”. It is written with 2 characters: 民 (citizens) + 族 (race). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 民族 is built
The characters
民 mín · citizens
What 民 is made of
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 戈gē — spear
Origin hint: An eye 巳 pierced by a dagger 戈, an old mark of slavery (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
族 zú · race
What 族 is made of
- 方fāng — square
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 矢shǐ — arrow
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 天tiān — sky
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: A group of people that swear by 矢 a single flag 方 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
中国有很多民族。Zhōngguó yǒu hěn duō mínzú.China has many ethnic groups.
每个民族都有自己的节日。Měi ge mínzú dōu yǒu zìjǐ de jiérì.Every ethnic group has its own festivals.
Questions about 民族
What does 民族 mean?
民族 (mínzú) means “nationality; ethnic group”.
How do you pronounce 民族?
民族 is pronounced mínzú.
Which HSK level is 民族?
民族 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 公民gōngmíncitizen
- 民间mínjiānfolk
- 农民nóngmínfarmer
- 人民rénmínthe people
- 人民币rénmínbìRMB
- 中华民族Zhōnghuá Mínzúthe Chinese nation
- 居民jūmínresident
- 移民yímínto emigrate
- 民主mínzhǔdemocracy
- 渔民yúmínfisherman
Learn 民族 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 1: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.