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属 (shǔ): to belong to

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HSK 6verb

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Pinyin
Meaning: to belong to
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 6
Strokes: 12
Radical: 尸
Structure: 半包围结构

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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

Chinese explanation

表示类别或种类，常用于书面语，如金属、非金属
也表示隶属、归属，如属于、直属
还指家属、亲属等有血缘或婚姻关系的人。在生物分类中，属是介于科和种之间的一个等级。

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