(shǔ yú) - to belong to in Mandarin

shǔyú

Traditional: 屬於

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Translation

to belong to

Word origin

A compound of 屬 (shǔ) 'category, to belong' and 於 (yú) 'at, to'. 屬 has 尸 with a phonetic body and means a class or kind; 於 is a grammatical particle marking relation. Together they mean 'to belong to'.

Origin: compound
Root: 屬 (shǔ, category/belong) + 於 (yú, to/at)

Stroke order

属

于

Examples

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This book belongs to me.

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The future belongs to the young.

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He belongs to the very hardworking type.

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This book belongs to my mother.

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This piece of land belongs to his family.

属于 (shǔ yú) means to belong to.

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This word is part of lesson 20.