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
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
部属
bù shǔ
troops under one's command
配属
pèi shǔ
troops attached to a unit
金属
jīn shǔ
metal
金属外壳
jīn shǔ wài ké
metal cover
金属板
jīn shǔ bǎn
metal plate
金属棒
jīn shǔ bàng
metal rod
金属疲劳
jīn shǔ pí láo
metal fatigue
金属线
jīn shǔ xiàn
metal wire
金属薄片
jīn shǔ báo piàn
foil