民 mín
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 民 — citizens, subjects
- Made of
- 巳 snake 戈 spear, lance, halberd
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
民族
mínzú
ethnic group; nationality
Characters in this word
族 zú
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 方 — square, rectangle
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我学民族舞。 Wǒ xué mínzú wǔ. I study ethnic dance.
- 这是民族舞。 Zhè shì mínzú wǔ. This is an ethnic dance.
- 民族文化多。 Mínzú wénhuà duō. Ethnic cultures are many.