柯族

Kēzú

short for 柯爾克孜族／柯尔克孜族 (Kē'ěrkèzīzú, “the Kyrgyz people of China”)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 柯 Kē surname Ke
=1 柯 kē
  1. (literary) branch; stem; stalk
  2. (literary) ax handle
=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)