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屬

shǔ

class, category, type; to belong to

Strokes
21
Radical
尸
HSK
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Tone
3

Other readings: zhǔ

Simplified form: 属

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Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 属, the simplified form of 屬. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 他们说这属于他们。

    Tā men shuō zhè shǔ yú tā men

    They said that it belonged to them.

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  • 这个房子属于谁?

    Zhè ge fáng zi shǔ yú shéi

    Who owns this house?

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  • 铁是一种金属。

    Tiě shì yī zhǒng jīn shǔ

    Iron is a metal.

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  • 铁是个有用的金属。

    Tiě shì gè yǒu yòng de jīn shǔ

    Iron is a useful metal.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 属

  • 属于shǔ yú 3–2 to be classified as; to belong to; to be part of
  • 属shǔ 3category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute
  • 家属jiā shǔ 1–3 family member; (family) dependent
  • 金属jīn shǔ 1–3 metal
  • 下属xià shǔ 4–3 subordinate; underling
  • 亲属qīn shǔ 1–3 kin; kindred; relatives
  • 附属fù shǔ 4–3 subsidiary; auxiliary; attached; affiliated; subordinate; subordinating
  • 所属suǒ shǔ 3–3 → 2–3one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with); subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself); belonging to; affiliated; under one's command
  • 归属guī shǔ 1–3 to belong to; to be affiliated to; to fall under the jurisdiction of; a place where one feels that one belongs; one's final destination (where one need look no further)
  • 属性shǔ xìng 3–4 attribute; property
  • 非金属fēi jīn shǔ 1–1–3nonmetal (chemistry)
  • 属zhǔ 3to join together; to fix one's attention on; to concentrate on