所属

• Pinyin: suǒ shǔ
• Hanzi breakdown: 所 = 户 (door) + 斤 (axe); 属 = 尸 (body) + 蜀 (phonetic)

Meaning

Affiliated; belonging to; under the jurisdiction of. Indicates organizational membership or ownership.

A formal term indicating that something belongs to or is under the authority of an organization, department, or category. Common in official documents, organizational charts, and legal contexts.

Examples

1. 请填写您所属的部门和职务。 Please fill in your department and position.
2. 这几家子公司都是集团所属企业，统一接受总部管理。 These subsidiaries all belong to the group and are uniformly managed by headquarters.
3. 他所属的研究团队在人工智能领域取得了突破性进展。 The research team he belongs to has made breakthrough progress in the field of artificial intelligence.

Usage Guide

Context: official, organizational, legal

Tone: bureaucratic

Do Say

• 这是我所属单位的规定。(This is a regulation of my affiliated organization.)
• 所属地区不同，政策也不一样。(Policies differ depending on the jurisdiction.)

Don't Say

• 日常说'我所属的朋友圈' (所属 is for formal affiliations — don't use it for informal social groups)

Origin & History

所 is a nominalizer, and 属 means to belong to. Together they form 'that which belongs to.'

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal