诛九族
zhū jiǔ zú · to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 诛九族
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
nine; 9
民族mínzúnationality; ethnic group; CL:個|个[ge4]
中华民族ZhōnghuáMínzúthe Chinese nation; the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China)
族zúrace; nationality; ethnicity; clan; by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)
贵族guìzúlord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy
家族jiāzúfamily; clan