Chinese symbol for “nationality”
民族
mín zú
nationality; ethnic group
The closest CC-CEDICT match for nationality is 民族 (mín zú), defined as: nationality; ethnic group.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “nationality”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 国籍 (國籍) | guó jí | nationality |
| 国别 (國別) | guó bié | nationality; country-specific (history, report etc) |
| 族 | zú | race; nationality |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 民族.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
| 民主 | mín zhǔ | democracy; democratic |
| 居民 | jū mín | resident; inhabitant |
| 公民 | gōng mín | citizen |
| 农民 (農民) | nóng mín | peasant; farmer |
| 家族 | jiā zú | family; clan |
| 种族 (種族) | zhǒng zú | race; ethnic group |
| 贵族 (貴族) | guì zú | lord; nobility |
See also: Japanese symbol for “nationality”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.