| shǔ | category/genus (taxonomy)/family members/dependents/to belong to/subordinate to/affiliated with/be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals)/to be/to prove to be/to constitute |
| zhǔ | to join together/to fix one's attention on/to concentrate on |
| 属 | category genus (taxonomy) family members |
| 属下 | subordinate affiliated to subsidiary |
| 属世 | of this world |
| 属于 | classified as to belong to to be part of |
| 属名 | generic name; genus name |
| 属员 | staff member |
| 属国 | vassal state |
| 属地 | dependency possession annexed territory |
| 属垣有耳 | walls have ears; beware of eavesdroppers |
| 属实 | turn out to be true verified TRUE |
| 属性 | attribute property |
| 属意 | fix one's mind on |
| 属托 | to ask or instruct somebody to do something |
| 属文 | to compose a piece of prose writing |
| 属望 | centre one's hope on; look forward to; expect |
| 属格 | genitive case (in grammar) |
| 属灵 | spiritual |
| 属的 | generic |
| 属目 | to gaze; to look at eagerly |
| 属相 | colloquial term for 生肖 |