Memory phrase for the character: 族

族

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Meaning

family, clan, race

Pronunciation

 ZOKU

Explanation

 Left: side, direction 方, right: lying person and arrow 矢 - Better right: Two lying persons and big 大

Mnemonic
 
It develops in one direction, if the two lying persons [= the parents] (breed) something big, namely: into a family.

Radicals

方 direction
lying person(Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)
矢 arrowAn arrow ノ flies in the sky 天.
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 Vocabulary

家族 かぞく  family, members of a family
姻族 いんぞく  in-law; relative by marriage
民族 みんぞく  people, race, nation, racial customs
貴族 きぞく  noble, aristocrat
族縁 ぞくえん  relative; family ties, relation
漢民族 かんみんぞく  Chinese people; Han race

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