属

Category in Chinese: 属 (shǔ)

shǔ

category

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 屬1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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属

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄨˇ

shǔ

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

属

Simplified

屬

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这本书属于我妹妹。

    zhè běn shū shǔ yú wǒ mèi mei。

    This book belongs to my younger sister.

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Related words

金属

jīn shǔ

metal

属于

shǔ yú

to be classified as

家属

jiā shǔ

family member

亲属

qīn shǔ

kin

附属

fù shǔ

subsidiary

归属

guī shǔ

to belong to

属性

shǔ xìng

attribute

所属

suǒ shǔ

one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with)

下属

xià shǔ

subordinate

非金属

fēi jīn shǔ

nonmetal (chemistry)

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