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belong to

HSK 10
shǔ
ゾク、ショク
さかん、つく、やから
속, 촉
Phonosemantic compound. 尾 represents the meaning and 蜀 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (屬)
Meaning component
wěi tail
tail, extremity
Phonetic component
shǔ short name for Sichuan
name of an ancient state
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Simplified (属)
tail+ legendary =
class
Meaning component
wěi tail
tail, extremity
Simplified component
legendary
legendary hsia dynasty founder
Shorthand for the 蜀 component in the traditional character 屬.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [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
/ [zhǔ]
to join together; to fix one's attention on; to concentrate on
Japanese
ぞく 同音
  1. noun biology genus
  2. adj-no biology generic
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
さっか
Sakka surname
さつか
Satsuka surname