士族

Traditional form:

士族

Pinyin (reading):

shìzú

Definitions:

• land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties 魏晉南北朝／魏晋南北朝 ( Wèi Jìn Nán Běi Cháo)

Characters:

• 士 - scholar, gentleman; soldier
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan

Traditional characters:

• 士 - scholar, gentleman; soldier
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan