士族 shì zú

noble landowning clan; scholar-gentry class

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties wèi jìn nán běi cháo

Characters

Character Meaning
soldier; specialist worker; honorific
by extension, social group (e.g. office workers shàng bān zú)