中华民族

Traditional form:

中華民族

Pinyin (reading):

Zhōnghuámínzú

Definitions:

• the Chinese nation
• the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China)

Characters:

• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 华 - flowery; illustrious; Chinese
• 民 - citizens, subjects; a nation's people
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan

Traditional characters:

• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 華 - flowery; illustrious; Chinese
• 民 - citizens, subjects; a nation's people
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan