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屬

简属 · 繁屬

Mandarin · pinyin 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

Mandarin · pinyin zhǔ#

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

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屬: Look up this written character
属: shǔ · class, category, type; belong to

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3 · shu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

suk6 · zuk1 · zuk6

Cantonese word readings for 屬. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

category; type; class
kins folk; dependent; family members
fellows; associates
subordinate; subaltern; adjutant; aide
to belong to
to be under; to be subordinate to
to be
to be born in the year of (one of the twelve animals)
(taxonomy) genus

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to join; to combine
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to compose; to write
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to gather; to congregate
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 囑 /嘱 (zhǔ, “to entrust”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 囑 /嘱 (zhǔ, “to exhort; to urge”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) excuse; justification
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 矚 /瞩 (zhǔ, “to concentrate one's attention on”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to wear; to bear
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to be related with
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to follow
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 注 (zhù, “to pour”)

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