九族

jiǔzú
  1. (literary) nine generations of one's family (including oneself, the four generations preceding and the four generations following)
  2. nine generations of one's family (including oneself, the four generations preceding and the four generations following)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 九 jiǔ
  1. nine
  2. 9
=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)

Containing this entry

诛九族 zhūjiǔzú to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)