宗族

Traditional form:

宗族

Pinyin (reading):

zōngzú

Definitions:

• clan
• clansman

Characters:

• 宗 - ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan

Traditional characters:

• 宗 - ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan