屬於

简 属于 · 繁 屬於
Mandarin · pinyin shǔ yú

Meanings

  1. to belong to; to fall under (a category)
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屬
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於
yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
属
shǔ · class, category, type; belong to
于
yú · in, on, at; go to; surname
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3–2 · shu3 yu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

suk6 jyu1

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verb

  1. to belong to; to be part of; to fall under; to be categorised as; to be classified as

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