本族

běnzú

members of the same race or clan

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 本 běn
  1. (bound form) root; stem
  2. (bound form) origin; source
  3. (bound form) one's own; this
  4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc)
  5. (bound form) original
  6. (bound form) inherent
  7. originally; initially
  8. capital; principal
  9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
=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

本族语 běnzúyǔ
  1. native language
  2. mother tongue