属(shǔ)

HSK 312 strokesTrad. 屬
Readingsshǔzhǔ

category

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Character information

Pinyin
shǔ / zhǔ
Meaning
category; 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
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
屬

Origin & structure

Where 属 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸尸禹

In this compound, the meaning comes from 尸 (body); 禹 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

尸shī禹yǔ

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 属 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 属

Common words using 属 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiā家shǔ属
HSK 3

family member

Open 家属 page →
shǔ属yú于
HSK 3

to belong to; to fall under (a category)

Open 属于 page →
xià下shǔ属
HSK 7-9

subordinate; underling

Open 下属 page →
shǔ属xìng性
HSK 7-9

attribute

Open 属性 page →
suǒ所shǔ属
HSK 7-9

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

Open 所属 page →
guī归shǔ属
HSK 7-9

to belong to

Open 归属 page →
yī依shǔ属

dependence

Open 依属 page →
fēn分shǔ属

classification

Open 分属 page →

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From 属’s common words

家于下性所归依分

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