Chinese symbol for “subsidiary”
附属
fù shǔ
Traditional: 附屬
subsidiary; auxiliary; attached; affiliated
The closest CC-CEDICT match for subsidiary is 附属 (fù shǔ), defined as: subsidiary; auxiliary; attached; affiliated; subordinate; subordinating.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “subsidiary”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 子 | zǐ | son; child |
| 支公司 | zhī gōng sī | subsidiary; branch |
| 附带 (附帶) | fù dài | supplementary; incidentally |
| 属下 (屬下) | shǔ xià | subordinate; affiliated to |
| 下属公司 (下屬公司) | xià shǔ gōng sī | subsidiary (company) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 附属.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 附近 | fù jìn | nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood |
| 附加 | fù jiā | additional; annex |
| 附带 (附帶) | fù dài | supplementary; incidentally |
| 附件 | fù jiàn | appendix (in a document); enclosure (accompanying a document) |
| 依附 | yī fù | to adhere; to attach oneself to |
| 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) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “subsidiary”.
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