group of people who join together for self-interest or illegal purposes; gang

political party; association; club or society

specifically refers to the Communist Party of China or the ruling party in a specific context

(bound form) kin; relatives on one side of a family

(literary) to side with; to be biased toward one's own group

(archaic) local administrative unit consisting of five hundred families

a Chinese surname; (bound form) an ancient ethnic group of western China related to the Qiang people (the Tanguts)

(archaic) forthright; upright; honest