ㄕㄨ ˇ

shǔ

belong

属 is a 12 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as shǔ in the third tone, however it can also be pronounced as zhǔ.

In traditional Chinese the character 屬 is used.

It is made up of the components 尸 (corpse) and 禹 (Yu the Great , mythical leader who tamed the floods).

  • 属
    ㄕㄨ ˇ

    shǔ

    belong

    • 尸
      ㄕ

      shī

      corpse

    • 禹
      ㄩ ˇ

      yǔ

      Yu the Great , mythical leader who tamed the floods

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a person holding ice and stick going to SichUan and the ice cube now belongs to someone else
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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 属

shǔ
zhǔ

Definitions for 属 pronounced as shǔ

  • 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

Definitions for 属 pronounced as zhǔ

  • to join together
  • to fix one's attention on
  • to concentrate on

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