族

族
zú = zu + Ø2
race / nationality / ethnicity / clan / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)
族 = 方 + 𠂉 + 矢 : Zapatista Zebra (zu) has become a member of the 低头族 (族). Just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2) he is constantly looking at his square (方) In his hands. Using a key (𠂉) he can unlock it and look at his precious darts (矢) which are hidden inside.

族 character breakdown

方
fa̅ng = f + ang1
surname Fang
方 = 丶 + 万 : In front of the anglepod, Frankenstein's monster is creating a piece of art. He uses a square as a frame, in which he installs a petal leaf held in the frame by neurons.
方
fa̅ng = f + ang1
square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter
方 = 丶 + 万 : In front of the anglepod, Frankenstein's monster is creating a piece of art. He uses a square as a frame, in which he installs a petal leaf held in the frame by neurons.
矢
shǐ = sh + Ø3
arrow / dart / straight / to vow / to swear / old variant of 屎[shi3]
矢 = 𠂉 + 大 : Sherlock Holmes and the robot are playing darts in the space station. Sherlock Holmes is a sore loser and thus programmed the robot to throw keys instead of real darts.
Character component without intrinsic meaning
𠂉 = 丿 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: 𠂉 looks like a key.

Imagine a banana you can't open without putting a key into each of the holes of a flute which is painted on its peel.

Characters with 族 as component

簇
cù = cu + Ø4
crowded / framework for silkworms / gather foliage / bunch / classifier for bunched objects
簇 = ⺮ + 族 : Kitty Cat (cu) has set up bunches (簇) of bamboo sticks (⺮) as framework for silk worms (簇) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Now she is walking with a lowered head (族) among the bunches to gather bamboo foliage (簇) from the ground and to see how the silk worms are doing.
镞
鏃
zú = zu + Ø2
arrowhead / sharp
鷟
zhuó = zhu + o2
phoenix / river gull
嗾
sǒu = s + ou3
to urge on / incite
瘯
cù = cu + Ø4
(skin disease)
蔟
cù = cu + Ø4
collect / frame for silk worm / nest

Words with 族

少
少
数
數
民
民
族
族
national minority / ethnic group
富
富
川
川
瑶
瑤
族
族
自
自
治
治
县
縣
Fuchuan Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
宁
寧
夏
夏
回
回
族
族
自
自
治
治
区
區
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧|宁[Ning2], capital Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1]
宁
寧
洱
洱
哈
哈
尼
尼
族
族
彝
彞
族
族
自
自
治
治
县
縣
Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County in Yunnan, capital Pu'er city 普洱市[Pu3 er3 shi4] / formerly Pu'er Hani and Yi autonomous county
宁
寧
蒗
蒗
彝
彞
族
族
自
自
治
治
县
縣
Ninglang Yizu Autonomous County in Lijiang 麗江|丽江[Li4 jiang1], Yunnan
宽
寬
城
城
满
滿
族
族
自
自
治
治
县
縣
Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County in Chengde 承德[Cheng2 de2], Hebei
宽
寬
甸
甸
满
滿
族
族
自
自
治
治
县
縣
Kuandian Manchu autonomous county in Dandong 丹東|丹东[Dan1 dong1], Liaoning
寻
尋
甸
甸
回
回
族
族
彝
彞
族
族
自
自
治
治
县
縣
Xundian Hui and Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan
少
少
数
數
民
民
族
族
乡
鄉
ethnic township (formal village level subdivision of PRC county)
尼
特
族
(Tw) (neologism c. 2007) young person who is not studying, working or being trained for work (loanword from NEET: not in education, employment or training)
家
家
族
族
树
樹
a family tree

Sentences with 族

族 currently does not appear in any sentence.