How to say “family members” in Chinese
family members (of someone)
“Family members” in Chinese is 家属, jiā shǔ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
家属 is read jiā shǔ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 宀 “roof”; under it, 豕 “pig”: a home that keeps livestock.
It's also used for your Chinese zodiac year: “born in the Year of the Tiger”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “家属”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “family members” in Chinese?
“Family members” in Chinese is 家属, pinyin jiāshǔ.
What does 家属 mean?
家属 (jiāshǔ) means “family members (of someone)”.
How do you write 家属?
家属 is 2 characters: 家 (jiā) — home, family; 属 (shǔ) — belong to; genus, kind. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 家属?
家属 is read jiāshǔ. Tones: jiā — first tone, shǔ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“family members” in the lesson “Visits, social and business”
This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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