附属 (fù shǔ) — (adjective) subsidiary, affiliated, attached; (… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

附属 (fùshǔ) is 'subsidiary / affiliated' — describes an entity that belongs to a larger parent organization, more concrete than 所属 (a formal attribute used before nouns like 所属单位).

adjective

subsidiaryaffiliatedattached

verb

to be affiliated withto be subordinate to

Examples

附属。
Zhè suǒ zhōng xué shì shī fàn dà xué de fù shǔ zhōng xué.
This middle school is a subsidiary school of the normal university.
附属。
Gāi yán jiū suǒ zhí jiē fù shǔ yú kē xué yuàn.
This research institute is directly affiliated with the Academy of Sciences.
附属。
Gōng sī qí xià yǒu sān jiā fù shǔ qǐ yè.
The company has three subsidiary enterprises under it.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

附fùattach

附 (attach) and 属 (belong) together mean affiliated or subordinate.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

阝付附

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阝Written in full as阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

付

付fù附fù

Same sound today

附 pairs 阝, written in full as 阜, with 付 as the sound part.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 屬; 属 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

㞑Written in full as尾wěitail

Sound part声符shēngfú

蜀

蜀shǔ屬shǔ

Same sound today

The traditional form 屬 pairs 㞑 (tail) with 蜀 as a sound part; the simplified 属 is a shorthand.

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