Chinese symbol for “subordinate”
下属
xià shǔ
Traditional: 下屬
subordinate; underling
The closest CC-CEDICT match for subordinate is 下属 (xià shǔ), defined as: subordinate; underling.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “subordinate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 属下 (屬下) | shǔ xià | subordinate; affiliated to |
| 从属 (從屬) | cóng shǔ | subordinate |
| 从 (從) | cóng | from; through; via; (bound form) to follow |
| 裨 | pí | subordinate; secondary |
| 所属 (所屬) | suǒ shǔ | one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with); subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 下属.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一下 | yī xià | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly |
| 以下 | yǐ xià | that level or lower; that amount or less |
| 下来 (下來) | xià lai | to come down; (completed action marker) |
| 下载 (下載) | xià zǎi | to download; also pr. [xia4zai4] |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon; 个 (gè) |
| 下去 | xià qù | to go down; to descend |
| 属于 (屬於) | shǔ yú | to belong to; to fall under (a category) |
| 金属 (金屬) | jīn shǔ | metal; 种 (zhǒng) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “subordinate”.
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.