属鸡 (shǔjī): to be born in the Year of the R…

Meanings

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

Characters

属

shǔ

to belong to; be classified as

鸡

jī

chicken; rooster

Examples

我属鸡，今年本命年。

Wǒ shǔjī, jīnnián běnmìngnián.

I was born in the Year of the Rooster — this is my zodiac year.

你属什么的？我属鸡。

Nǐ shǔ shénme de? Wǒ shǔjī.

What's your zodiac? I'm a Rooster.

Tips

culture

Pattern 属 + animal = "to be born in the year of X." The twelve zodiac animals (生肖) are 鼠牛虎兔龙蛇马羊猴鸡狗猪. Asking 属什么 is a standard polite way to guess someone's age.

Stroke Order

属 shǔ

鸡 jī

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

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)

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)