属
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
body under roof (尸) + sound (禹) = belong to a category or family
尸 originally depicted a crouching body, evoking the idea of someone sheltered under a roof — hence belonging to a household. 禹 mainly contributes the sound shǔ and does not drive the meaning here.
这只猫属于我家。
zhè zhī māo shǔ yú wǒ jiā。
This cat belongs to my family.
他属虎，今年三十一岁。
tā shǔ hǔ，jīn nián sān shí yī suì。
He was born in the year of the tiger and is thirty-one years old this year.
Words with 属
附属
fù shǔ
subsidiary
纯属
chún shǔ
to be purely
直系亲属
zhí xì qīn shǔ
next of kin
属下
shǔ xià
subordinate
属性
shǔ xìng
attribute
下属
xià shǔ
subordinate
莫属
mò shǔ
(the 3rd part of a 3-part construction: 非[fei1] + (noun) + 莫屬|莫属, meaning "to be none other than (noun); would have to be (noun)") (this construction comes after a description of a person or thing that has a certain attribute)
部属
bù shǔ
troops under one's command
专属
zhuān shǔ
to belong or be dedicated exclusively to; proprietary; private; personal
臣属
chén shǔ
official in feudal court
过渡金属
guò dù jīn shǔ
transition metal (chemistry)
遗属
yí shǔ
surviving family of the deceased