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Chinese symbol for “dependents”

属
shǔ
Traditional: 屬
category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dependents 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

属 shǔ
class, category, type; family; affiliated, belonging to
radical 44 ⼫ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 属.

WordPinyinMeaning
属于 (屬於)shǔ yúto belong to; to fall under (a category)
金属 (金屬)jīn shǔmetal; 种 (zhǒng)
所属 (所屬)suǒ shǔone's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with); subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself)
家属 (家屬)jiā shǔfamily member; (family) dependent
属性 (屬性)shǔ xìngattribute; property
隶属 (隸屬)lì shǔto be subordinate to; to be under the jurisdiction of

See also: Japanese symbol for “dependents”.

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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