乌兹别克族

Traditional form:

烏茲別克族

Pinyin (reading):

Wūzībiékèzú

Definitions:

• the Uzbek people (race)

Characters:

• 乌 - crow, rook, raven; black, dark
• 兹 - now, here; this; time, year
• 别 - to separate, to distinguish, to classify; to leave; other; do not, must not
• 克 - to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan

Traditional characters:

• 烏 - crow, rook, raven; black, dark
• 茲 - now, here; this; time, year
• 別 - to separate, to distinguish, to classify; to leave; other; do not, must not
• 克 - to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan