Meaning of 士族
士族 means scholar-official clan; hereditary aristocratic family (Eastern Han to Southern and Northern Dynasties). Pronounced shì zú.
- scholar-official clan; hereditary aristocratic family (Eastern Han to Southern and Northern Dynasties)
Definitions & Examples
Shì士
zú族
zài在
Wèi魏
Jìn晋
Nán南
Běi北
Cháo朝
shí时
qī期
xiǎng享
yǒu有
miǎn免
shuì税
de的
tè特
quán权
。
The scholar-official clans enjoyed tax exemption privileges during the Wei, Jin and Southern-Northern Dynasties period.
Yǔ与
shù庶
zú族
bù不
tóng同
，
shì士
zú族
shì世
dài代
lǒng垄
duàn断
gāo高
guān官
zhí职
wèi位
。
Unlike the commoner clans, the aristocratic families monopolized high official posts for generations.
Dōng东
Hàn汉
mò末
nián年
，
shì士
zú族
jiē阶
céng层
zhú逐
jiàn渐
zhǎng掌
wò握
le了
dì地
fāng方
zhèng政
zhì治
quán权
lì力
。
In the late Eastern Han, the gentry class gradually seized local political power.
Mén门
fá阀
shì士
zú族
de的
zhèng政
zhì治
tè特
quán权
dǎo导
zhì致
le了
shè社
huì会
jiē阶
céng层
de的
gù固
huà化
。
The political privileges of the great aristocratic clans led to the solidification of social strata.