属
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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
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Dict coverage rank #728 U+5C5E
How 属 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
尸 (semantic, “body”) + 禹 (phonetic, yǔ)
How to remember it
belong to · Heisig RSH #1500
flag + eyedropper + belt + 虫 insect
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 禹
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 禹 (yǔ) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 禹 sound component | yǔ | legendary Hsia dynasty founder |
| 龋 | qǔ | tooth decay |
| 踽 | jǔ | to walk alone; self-reliant; hunch-backed |
Words containing 属
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 法属波利尼西亚 | Fǎ shǔ Bō lì ní xī yà | French Polynesia |
| 心神不属 | xīn shén bù zhǔ | see 心不在焉[xin1 bu4 zai4 yan1] |
| 有色金属 | yǒu sè jīn shǔ | non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys) |
| 黑色金属 | hēi sè jīn shǔ | ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them) |
| 重金属 | zhòng jīn shǔ | heavy metal |
| 石南属 | shí nán shǔ | heather |
| 下属公司 | xià shǔ gōng sī | subsidiary (company) |
| 无所属 | wú suǒ shǔ | unaffiliated; non-party |
| 实属不易 | shí shǔ bù yì | really not easy (idiom) |
| 非金属 | fēi jīn shǔ | nonmetal (chemistry) |
| 木兰属 | mù lán shǔ | Magnolia, genus of trees and shrubs |
| 属国 | shǔ guó | vassal state |
| 所属单位 | suǒ shǔ dān wèi | affiliated unit; subsidiary |
| 属地 | shǔ dì | dependency; possession; annexed territory |
| 美属维尔京群岛 | Měi shǔ Wéi ěr jīng Qún dǎo | United States Virgin Islands (USVI) |
| 属性 | shǔ xìng | attribute; property |
| 家属 | jiā shǔ | family member; (family) dependent |
| 金属 | jīn shǔ | metal; CL:種|种[zhong3] |
| 分属 | fēn shǔ | classification |
| 属文 | zhǔ wén | to write prose |