种族
Old HSK 6
种族 (zhǒngzú) · race
种族 (zhǒngzú) means “race; ethnic group”. It is written with 2 characters: 种 (kind) + 族 (race). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 种族 is built
The characters
种 zhǒng · kind
What 种 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 中zhōng — central
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 禾 gives the meaning, 中 gives the sound. (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
不同种族的人应该平等相处。Bùtóng zhǒngzú de rén yīnggāi píngděng xiāngchǔ.People of different races should treat each other as equals.
这个城市住着各种种族的人。Zhège chéngshì zhùzhe gèzhǒng zhǒngzú de rén.People of all races live in this city.
Questions about 种族
What does 种族 mean?
种族 (zhǒngzú) means “race; ethnic group”.
How do you pronounce 种族?
种族 is pronounced zhǒngzú.
Which HSK level is 种族?
种族 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 各种gèzhǒngall kinds of
- 种子zhǒngziseed
- 多种duōzhǒngmany kinds of
- 种类zhǒnglèikind
- 种植zhòngzhíto plant
- 播种bōzhǒngto sow seeds
- 品种pǐnzhǒngvariety
- 种zhǒngkind
- 民族mínzúnationality
- 中华民族Zhōnghuá Mínzúthe Chinese nation
Learn 种族 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 240: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.