家 jiā
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 豕 pig, boar
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
家属
jiāshǔ
family members
Characters in this word
属 shǔ
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 尸 — body, corpse
- Made of
- 尸 body, corpse 禹 legendary Hsia dynasty founder
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 家属在门口。 Jiāshǔ zài ménkǒu. The family members are at the door.
- 请通知家属。 Qǐng tōngzhī jiāshǔ. Please tell the family members.
- 他家属来了。 Tā jiāshǔ lái le. His family members have arrived.