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士族
shìzú
1. land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties [[魏晉南北朝|魏晋南北朝]]

Character Breakdown

士
shì
scholar, gentleman; soldier
HSK 4 3 丶
族
zú
race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
HSK 4 11 丶

Compound Words (1)

非利士族
Fēilìshìzú
Philistine (Palestinian people, reputedly uncircumcised, c. 1,000 BC)

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