属鼠 (shǔshǔ): to be born in the Year of the R…

Meanings

1 to be born in the Year of the Rat
2 to belong to the Rat zodiac sign

Characters

属

Examples

我属鼠，1996年出生。

Wǒ shǔshǔ, 1996 nián chūshēng.

I was born in the Year of the Rat, 1996.

你属什么？——属鼠。

Nǐ shǔ shénme? —— Shǔshǔ.

What's your zodiac sign? — Rat.

Tips

grammar

Pattern 属+animal is how you say your Chinese zodiac: 属龙 dragon, 属马 horse, 属猪 pig. Note both characters read shǔ but are different: 属 'belong to' + 鼠 'rat'.

Stroke Order

属 shǔ

鼠 shǔ

Related Words

属 shǔ HSK 3 #5,845

to belong to; to be classified as / born in the year of (Chinese zodiac) / genus; category

属狗 shǔgǒu

to be born in the Year of the Dog / (one's zodiac sign is) Dog

属鸡 shǔjī

to be born in the Year of the Rooster / to belong to the Rooster zodiac sign

属兔 shǔtù

to be born in the Year of the Rabbit / to belong to the rabbit zodiac sign

鼠 shǔ HSK 5 #3,750

rat; mouse / (Chinese zodiac) the Rat

属蛇 shǔshé

to be born in the Year of the Snake (in the Chinese zodiac)

属猴 shǔhóu

to be born in the Year of the Monkey / (zodiac) Monkey

属虎 shǔhǔ

to be born in the year of the Tiger / to have the tiger as one's zodiac

属龙 shǔlóng

to be born in the Year of the Dragon / to be a Dragon (Chinese zodiac)

属马 shǔmǎ

to be born in the Year of the Horse / to be a Horse (zodiac)