shǔ

to belong to; to be

HSK 5 #610

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 610th character
Radical ⼫ (44.9)
Strokes 12
Index # 2800
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

属 shǔ
  1. 1. to belong to
  2. 2. to be
  3. 3. be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals)
  4. 4. subordinate to
  5. 5. affiliated with
  6. 6. to prove to be
  7. 7. to constitute
  8. 8. category
  9. 9. family members
  10. 10. dependents
  11. 11. genus (taxonomy)
属 zhǔ
  1. 1. to concentrate on
  2. 2. to fix one's attention on
  3. 3. to join together

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Words containing 属

Word Meaning
Dianthus genus (carnations and pinks)
rare earth element
Porphyra (genus of edible seaweed)
genus Perilla (includes basil and mints)
lovers finally get married
subordination; line of command
United States Virgin Islands (USVI)
American Samoa
pepper genus (Piper spp.)
subject; official in feudal court
genus Brassica (cabbage, rape etc)
British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada
British Virgin Islands
Netherlands Antilles
Sint Maarten, island country in the Caribbean
genus Allium
Brassica (cabbage genus)
genus Carex
Gampsocleis genus (grasshoppers and crickets)
to treat a debility according to its nature
Spanish Sahara (former Spanish colony in Africa)
yam bean; Pachyrhizus genus
Giardia lamblia protozoan parasite that inhabits the gut
transition metal (chemistry)
metal cover