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Interpretation of traditional culture: what does clan mean?

There are a lot of words about the traditional culture of China, which makes people a little confused, especially at the earliest time, some things about seniority are easily confused. In the past, what did clan mean, do you know? Let's get to know each other.

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Kinship refers to relatives of the same clan. The language "Lv Chunqiu Da Le": "So I can listen to the politicians, enjoy the music of the monarch and the minister, and be like brothers." It is one of the classifications of ancient relatives in China, and the other is foreign relatives and wife relatives.

Clan is one of the classifications of ancient relatives in China, others are foreign relatives and wife relatives.

(1) Male blood relatives from the same ancestor. Such as great-grandfather, great-grandfather, grandson, great-grandson, etc.

(2) collateral (male) blood relatives. Such as grandfather, ancestor, brother, ancestor, father, brother, brother, uncle, brother, disciple, son, son, grandson and so on.

(3) This man's spouse is a blood relative, that is, a woman who married into this family. Such as great-grandmother, grandmother, mother, daughter-in-law and so on.

(4) unmarried women in this family. Such as unmarried third-grade sisters, unmarried second-grade sisters, unmarried cousins, unmarried sisters, unmarried daughters, unmarried nieces, etc.