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Chinese symbol for “subordination”

统属
tǒng shǔ
Traditional: 統屬
subordination; line of command

The closest CC-CEDICT match for subordination is 统属 (tǒng shǔ), defined as: subordination; line of 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

统 tǒng
to govern, to command; to gather, to unite
radical 120 ⽷ · 9 strokes
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 统属.

WordPinyinMeaning
系统 (系統)xì tǒngsystem; 个 (gè)
总统 (總統)zǒng tǒngpresident (of a country)
传统 (傳統)chuán tǒngtradition; traditional
统一 (統一)tǒng yīto unify; to integrate; unified; integrated
统计 (統計)tǒng jìstatistics; to count
统治 (統治)tǒng zhìto rule (a country); to govern
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 “subordination”.

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.