shǔ

HSK 3
common

Meaning of

属 means category; type; class; genus (biological taxonomy). Pronounced shǔ. HSK 3.

  • category; type; class
  • genus (biological taxonomy)
  • to be subordinate to; to attach to

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Guì
jīn
shǔ
bāo
kuò
jīn
 
yín
děng
jīn
shǔ
 
dōu
shǔ
jīn
lèi
 

Precious metals including gold and silver fall under the gold category.

Zhè
zhǒng
shuǐ
guǒ
shǔ
dài
pǐn
zhǒng
 

This type of fruit does not belong to the tropical variety.

Xiǎo
shuō
fēn
wéi
xiá
 
yán
qíng
děng
tóng
shǔ
lèi
 

Novels can be divided into different categories such as martial arts and romance.

Zhè
jiā
gōng
shǔ
shǔ
lèi
 

This company belongs to the technology category.

Zhè
liǎng
pǐn
pái
tóng
shǔ
lèi
 

These two brands fall under the same major category.