Chinese symbol for “category”
属
shǔ
Traditional: 屬
category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents
The closest CC-CEDICT match for category is 属 (shǔ), defined as: category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “category”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 范畴 (範疇) | fàn chóu | category |
| 类 (類) | lèi | kind; type; class; category; (classifier) kind; type |
| 门类 (門類) | mén lèi | category; kind |
| 类型 (類型) | lèi xíng | type; kind; category; (computer programming) type |
| 品类 (品類) | pǐn lèi | category; kind |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 属.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 属于 (屬於) | shǔ yú | to belong to; to fall under (a category) |
| 金属 (金屬) | jīn shǔ | metal; 种 (zhǒng) |
| 所属 (所屬) | suǒ shǔ | one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with); subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself) |
| 家属 (家屬) | jiā shǔ | family member; (family) dependent |
| 属性 (屬性) | shǔ xìng | attribute; property |
| 隶属 (隸屬) | lì shǔ | to be subordinate to; to be under the jurisdiction of |
See also: Japanese symbol for “category”.
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.
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