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Chinese symbol for “affiliated”

所属
suǒ shǔ
Traditional: 所屬
one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with); subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself); belonging to; affiliated

The closest CC-CEDICT match for affiliated is 所属 (suǒ shǔ), defined as: one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with); subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself); belonging to; affiliated; under one's command.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

所 suǒ
place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause
radical 63 ⼾ · 8 strokes
属 shǔ
class, category, type; family; affiliated, belonging to
radical 44 ⼫ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “affiliated”

WordPinyinMeaning
附属 (附屬)fù shǔsubsidiary; auxiliary

Related words

Other words that share a character with 所属.

WordPinyinMeaning
所以suǒ yǐtherefore; as a result
所有suǒ yǒuall; to have; to possess; to own
所谓 (所謂)suǒ wèiwhat is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called
所有人suǒ yǒu réneveryone; owner
有所yǒu suǒsomewhat; to some extent
厕所 (廁所)cè suǒtoilet; lavatory; 间 (jiān),处 (chù)
属于 (屬於)shǔ yúto belong to; to fall under (a category)
金属 (金屬)jīn shǔmetal; 种 (zhǒng)

See also: Japanese symbol for “affiliated”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.