属虎 (shǔhǔ): to be born in the year of the T…

Meanings

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

Characters

属

shǔ

to belong to (zodiac)

虎

hǔ

tiger

Examples

我属虎，今年三十六岁。

Wǒ shǔhǔ, jīnnián sānshíliù suì.

I was born in the year of the Tiger, and I'm thirty-six this year.

他属虎，性格比较强势。

Tā shǔhǔ, xìnggé bǐjiào qiángshì.

He was born in the year of the Tiger, and his personality is pretty assertive.

Tips

culture

属 + zodiac animal is the standard way to state your Chinese zodiac. Tigers (寅) recur every 12 years and are traditionally seen as brave and willful. Other: 属鼠/牛/兔/龙/蛇/马/羊/猴/鸡/狗/猪.

Stroke Order

属 shǔ

虎 hǔ

Related Words

属 shǔ HSK 3 #5,845

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

属猴 shǔhóu

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

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)

属牛 shǔniú

to be born in the year of the Ox (zodiac)

属蛇 shǔshé

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

属鼠 shǔshǔ

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

属兔 shǔtù

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