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属
屬
shǔ
1. category
2. genus (taxonomy)
3. family members
4. dependents
5. to belong to
6. subordinate to
7. affiliated with
8. be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals)
9. to be
10. to prove to be
11. to constitute
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

属
shǔ
class, category, type; family; affiliated, belonging to
HSK 5 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

配属
pèishǔ
troops attached to a unit
依属
yīshǔ
dependence
分属
fēnshǔ
classification
家属
jiāshǔ
family member
HSK 6
实属
shíshǔ
(to) really (be)
专属
zhuānshǔ
exclusive
属下
shǔxià
subordinate
属世
shǔshì
of this world
属国
shǔguó
vassal state
属地
shǔdì
dependency
属实
shǔshí
to turn out to be true
属性
shǔxìng
attribute
属于
shǔyú
to be classified as
HSK 5
属格
shǔgé
genitive case (in grammar)
属相
shǔxiàng
colloquial term for [[生肖<shēngxiào>]] the animals associated with the years of a 12-year cycle
属象
shǔxiàng
variant of [[屬相|属相<shǔxiàng>]]
属灵
shǔlíng
spiritual
从属
cóngshǔ
subordinate
戚属
qīshǔ
relative
所属
suǒshǔ
one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with)

Alternate Entries

属
zhǔ
to join together / to fix one's attention on / to concentrate on

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
609
Word Frequency Rank
1,131 of 84,292

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