屬 (shǔ)
To belong to; to be born in the year of (zodiac)
How 屬 is written
- Strokes
- 21
- Radical
- 尸 — corpse
- Traditional
- 屬
- Simplified
- 属
Components
- 尸 corpse
- 氺 water
- 罒 net
- 勹 wrap
- 虫 insect
屬 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- shǔ
- category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents
- zhǔ
- to join together; to fix one's attention on; to concentrate on
Common words using 屬
- 專屬 zhuānshǔ
- exclusive
- 屬於 shǔyú
- to be classified as; to belong to; to be part of
- 下屬 xiàshǔ
- subordinate; underling
- 家屬 jiāshǔ
- family member; (family) dependent
- 屬實 shǔshí
- to turn out to be true; verified; true
- 屬性 shǔxìng
- attribute; property
- 屬相 shǔxiàng
- colloquial term for 生肖[sheng1 xiao4] the animals associated with the years of a 12-year cycle
- 歸屬 guīshǔ
- to belong to; to be affiliated to; to fall under the jurisdiction of
- 歸屬感 guīshǔgǎn
- loyalty
- 眷屬 juànshǔ
- family member; husband and wife
- 親屬 qīnshǔ
- kin; kindred; relatives
- 重金屬 zhòngjīnshǔ
- heavy metal
屬 in a sentence
我是屬龍的。
Wǒ shì shǔ lóng de.
“I was born in the Year of the Dragon.”
How common is 屬?
屬 is the 610th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 80% of all running text.
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