世族

shìzú

old and great family; influential clan; hereditary house

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 世 Shì surname Shi
=1 世 shì
  1. life
  2. age
  3. generation
  4. era
  5. world
  6. lifetime
  7. epoch
  8. descendant
  9. noble
=2 族 zú
  1. race
  2. nationality
  3. ethnicity
  4. clan
  5. by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)
=2 族 zòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 奏 (zòu)
  2. alternative form of 奏 (zòu)