| 少数民族 |
shǎo shù mín zú |
ethnic minority |
| 少 |
shǎo |
few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom |
| 少 |
shào |
young |
| 少数 |
shǎo shù |
small number / few / minority |
| 数 |
shǔ |
to count / to count as; to regard as / to enumerate; to list |
| 数 |
shù |
number; figure / several; a few |
| 数 |
shuò |
(literary) frequently; repeatedly |
| 民 |
Mín |
surname Min |
| 民 |
mín |
(bound form) the people / inhabitants of a country |
| 民族 |
mín zú |
nationality; ethnic group |
| 族 |
zú |
race / nationality / ethnicity / clan / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) |