家属
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
家属 (jiāshǔ) · family member
家属 (jiāshǔ) means “family member; relatives”. It is written with 2 characters: 家 (home) + 属 (to be born in the year of). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 家属 is built
The characters
家 jiā · home
What 家 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 豕shǐ — pig
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 勿wù — must not
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 宀 gives the meaning, 豕 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
属 shǔ · to be born in the year of
What 属 is made of
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 禹yǔ — legendary Hsia dynasty founder
- 禸róu — rump
- 冂 — frame
- 厶sī — private
- 禸róu — rump
Origin hint: 尸 gives the meaning, 禹 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
病人的家属在外面等。Bìngrén de jiāshǔ zài wàimiàn děng.The patient's family is waiting outside.
你是他的家属吗？Nǐ shì tā de jiāshǔ ma?Are you a member of his family?
Questions about 家属
What does 家属 mean?
家属 (jiāshǔ) means “family member; relatives”.
How do you pronounce 家属?
家属 is pronounced jiāshǔ.
Which HSK level is 家属?
家属 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 国家guójiācountry
- 回家huíjiāto go home
- 家里jiālǐat home
- 家人jiārénfamily members
- 在家zàijiāat home
- 大家dàjiāeveryone
- 画家huàjiāpainter
- 家庭jiātíngfamily
- 家长jiāzhǎngparent (of a student)
- 全家quánjiāthe whole family
Learn 家属 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 38: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.