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CHINESE CHARACTER

shǔ

属

属

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be

Numbered pinyin
shu3
English meanings
belong, be born in the year of, belong to, be subordinate to, be

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from the upper left structure

Enclosed from the upper left arrangement: outside 尸; inside 禹.

Meaning & sound clues

尸 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “body”.

禹 is identified as the sound component (yǔ). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 属.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿸尸禹

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他shǔ属lóng龙。

    He was born in the Year of the Dragon.

  2. 02

    zhè这běn本shū书shǔyú属于wǒ我。

    This book is mine.

  3. 03

    shǔyú属于shénme什么?

    What does it belong to?

  4. 04

    wǒ我de的shǔ属xiāng相shì是mǎ马。

    My zodiac sign is the Horse.

  5. 05

    zhè这shǔyú属于zhè这gè个bān班。

    This belongs to this class.

  6. 06

    zhùyì注意ānquán安全。

    Mind safety.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 下属
  • 亲属
  • 家属
  • 属于
  • 属性
  • 归属
  • 所属
  • 金属
  • 附属