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属 (shǔ): To belong to — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 属

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How to write 属 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 属

属 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed
属
尸shī · corpse
禹yǔ
属=
4.

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5.

How to Use 属

Belonging / Affiliation

Words where 属 indicates being part of or belonging to something.

属于 • shǔ yú • belong to; be part of; pertain to • HSK 5
HSK 5
6.

HSK Vocabulary: 属

金属 • jīn shǔ • metal
HSK 5
jīn金
shǔ属
7.

Example Sentences

gāi该
xué学
xiào校
lì隶
shǔ属
jiào教
yù

Information

Pinyinshǔ
Meaningto belong to; category; to be under
Strokes12
Radical尸
Traditional屬
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#1204
Zhuyinㄕㄨˇ
UnicodeU+5C5E
CangjieHSYJ
尸shī · corpse
+禹yǔ
shǔ属
yú于

belong to; be part of; pertain to

归属 • guī shǔ • Belong to / Ascribe to • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
guī归
shǔ属

Belong to / Ascribe to

所属 • suǒ shǔ • Affiliated with / Belonging to • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
suǒ所
shǔ属

Affiliated with / Belonging to

Membership / Relation

Words where 属 denotes a member or affiliate of a group.

下属 • xià shǔ • subordinate; branch • HSK 6
HSK 6
xià下
shǔ属

subordinate; branch

家属 • jiā shǔ • family members; dependents • HSK 6
HSK 6
jiā家
shǔ属

family members; dependents

亲属 • qīn shǔ • kin • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
qīn亲
shǔ属

kin

metal

附属 • fù shǔ • subsidiary; auxiliary; affiliated
HSK 6
fù附
shǔ属

subsidiary; auxiliary; affiliated

属性 • shǔ xìng • Attribute / Property
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
shǔ属
xìng性

Attribute / Property

属相 • shǔ xiàng • Chinese zodiac sign
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
shǔ属
xiàng相

Chinese zodiac sign

育
bù部
。

This school is under the Ministry of Education.

zhè这
běn本
shū书
shǔ属
yú于
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
。

This book belongs to the library

zhè这
běn本
shū书
de的
guī归
shǔ属
shì是
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
。

The ownership of this book belongs to the library.

zhè这
zhǒng种
zhí植
wù物
shǔ属
rè热
dài带
wù物
zhǒng种
。

This type of plant belongs to tropical species.

huáng黄
jīn金
shì是
yì一
zhǒng种
guì贵
zhòng重
jīn金
shǔ属
。

Gold is a precious metal

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