Usage of the character 属

(the 3rd part of a 3-part construction: 非 (fēi) + (noun) + 莫屬／莫属, meaning "to be none other than (noun); would have to be (noun)") (this construction comes after a description of a person or thing that has a certain attribute)

shǔshì

属世

[屬世]

of this world

lìshǔ

隶属

[隸屬]

to be subordinate to; to be under the jurisdiction of

fānshǔ

藩属

[藩屬]

vassal state

jīnshǔ

金属

[金屬]

metal
CL:種／种 (zhǒng)

shǔdì

属地

[屬地]

dependency
possession
annexed territory

zhíshǔ

直属

[直屬]

directly subordinate

shǔxiàng

属相

[屬相]

colloquial term for 生肖 (shēngxiào) the animals associated with the years of a 12-year cycle

dúshǔ

独属

[獨屬]

belonging exclusively to
exclusively for
reserved to
special

zhǔwén

属文

[屬文]

to write prose

yīshǔ

依属

[依屬]

dependence

qīnshǔ

亲属

[親屬]

kin
kindred
relatives

líshǔ

梨属

[梨屬]

Pyrus, tree genus containing pears

chénshǔ

臣属

[臣屬]

official in feudal court
subject

chúnshǔ

纯属

[純屬]

to be purely
pure and simple
sheer
outright

lǔshǔ

卤属

[鹵屬]

see 鹵素／卤素 (lǔsù)

yòushǔ

鼬属

[鼬屬]

Mustela (genus of weasels etc)

shǔxìng

属性

[屬性]

attribute
property

tǒngshǔ

统属

[統屬]

subordination
line of command

bùshǔ

部属

[部屬]

troops under one's command
subordinate
affiliated to a ministry

shǔshí

属实

[屬實]

to turn out to be true
verified
true

fēnshǔ

分属

[分屬]

classification

cōngshǔ

葱属

[蔥屬]

genus Allium

qīshǔ

戚属

[戚屬]

relative
family member
dependent

shǔgé

属格

[屬格]

genitive case (in grammar)

shǔxià

属下

[屬下]

subordinate
affiliated to
subsidiary

shǔyú

属于

[屬於]

to be classified as
to belong to
to be part of

fùshǔ

附属

[附屬]

subsidiary
auxiliary
attached
affiliated
subordinate
subordinating

juànshǔ

眷属

[眷屬]

family member
husband and wife

fùshǔpǐn

附属品

[附屬品]

accessory
affiliated material
adjunct

zǐcàishǔ

紫菜属

[紫菜屬]

Porphyra (genus of edible seaweed)

jīnshǔbǎn

金属板

[金屬板]

metal plate

fùshǔwù

附属物

[附屬物]

attachment
appendage

jīnshǔjiàn

金属键

[金屬鍵]

metallic bond

zōnglüshǔ

棕榈属

[棕櫚屬]

palm tree genus (Areca spp.)

zhòngjīnshǔ

重金属

[重金屬]

heavy metal

zǐsūshǔ

紫苏属

[紫蘇屬]

genus Perilla (includes basil and mints)

shājíshǔ

沙棘属

[沙棘屬]

genus Hippophae
sea-buckthorns

guōzhōngshǔ

蝈螽属

[蟈螽屬]

Gampsocleis genus (grasshoppers and crickets)

guīshǔquán

归属权

[歸屬權]

right of attribution

fēijīnshǔ

非金属

[非金屬]

nonmetal (chemistry)

shínánshǔ

石南属

[石南屬]

heather

guìjīnshǔ

贵金属

[貴金屬]

precious metal

yúntáishǔ

芸苔属

[芸苔屬]

genus Brassica (cabbage, rape etc)

fùshǔxiàn

附属腺

[附屬腺]

subordinate gland

kèzǎoshǔ

客蚤属

[客蚤屬]

Xenopsylla (the flea genus)

jīnshǔxiàn

金属线

[金屬線]

metal wire

dòushǔshǔ

豆薯属

[豆薯屬]

yam bean
Pachyrhizus genus

táicǎoshǔ

薹草属

[薹草屬]

genus Carex

lèijīnshǔ

类金属

[類金屬]

metalloid (chemistry)

bādòushǔ

巴豆属

[巴豆屬]

Croton, genus of evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科 (dàjǐkē)

mùlánshǔ

木兰属

[木蘭屬]

Magnolia, genus of trees and shrubs

yúntáishǔ

芸薹属

[蕓薹屬]

Brassica (cabbage genus)

yúnxiāngshǔ

芸香属

[芸香屬]

(botany) genus Ruta

Guìmùshǔ

桂木属

[桂木屬]

genus Artocarpus

qiānniúshǔ

牵牛属

[牽牛屬]

Pharbitis, genus of herbaceous plants including Morning glory 牽牛／牵牛 (Pharbitis nil)

jīnshǔbàng

金属棒

[金屬棒]

metal rod

hújiāoshǔ

胡椒属

[胡椒屬]

pepper genus (Piper spp.)

shízhúshǔ

石竹属

[石竹屬]

Dianthus genus (carnations and pinks)

jiǎnjīnshǔ

碱金属

[鹼金屬]

alkali metal

guīshǔgǎn

归属感

[歸屬感]

sense of belonging

wúsuǒshǔ

无所属

[無所屬]

unaffiliated
non-party

bàolóngshǔ

暴龙属

[暴龍屬]

genus Tyrannosaurus

ānxīxiāngshǔ

安息香属

[安息香屬]

Styrax (tree genus)
snowdrop
benzoin

chūnhuángjúshǔ

春黄菊属

[春黃菊屬]

Anthemis, genus of flowers in Compositae including chamomile

shuāizhīyǐshǔ

衰之以属

[衰之以屬]

to treat a debility according to its nature

hēisèjīnshǔ

黑色金属

[黑色金屬]

ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them)

suǒshǔdānwèi

所属单位

[所屬單位]

affiliated unit
subsidiary

jiǎnxìngjīnshǔ

碱性金属

[鹼性金屬]

alkali metal

xīnshénbùzhǔ

心神不属

[心神不屬]

see 心不在焉 (xīnbùzàiyān)

fēinǐmòshǔ

非你莫属

[非你莫屬]

it's yours exclusively (idiom)
you are the one
only you deserve it
only you can do it

jiǎntǔjīnshǔ

碱土金属

[鹼土金屬]

alkaline earth (i.e. beryllium Be 鈹／铍, magnesium Mg 鎂／镁, calcium Ca 鈣／钙, strontium Sr 鍶／锶, barium Ba 鋇／钡 and radium Ra 鐳／镭)

guòdùjīnshǔ

过渡金属

[過渡金屬]

transition metal (chemistry)

jīnshǔpíláo

金属疲劳

[金屬疲勞]

metal fatigue

yǒusèjīnshǔ

有色金属

[有色金屬]

non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys)

zhōngchéngjuànshǔ

终成眷属

[終成眷屬]

see 有情人終成眷屬／有情人终成眷属 (yǒuqíngrénzhōngchéngjuànshǔ)

dàng'ànshǔxìng

档案属性

[檔案屬性]

file attribute

shēngxiàoshǔxiàng

生肖属相

[生肖屬相]

birth year as designated by animal symbols (mouse, ox, tiger etc)

jīnshǔbáopiàn

金属薄片

[金屬薄片]

foil
Taiwan pr. (jīnshǔbópiàn)

xītǔjīnshǔ

稀土金属

[稀土金屬]

rare earth element

zhíxìqīnshǔ

直系亲属

[直系親屬]

next of kin
immediate dependant

jīnshǔwàiké

金属外壳

[金屬外殼]

metal cover

jiāoxiǎngjīnshǔ

交响金属

[交響金屬]

symphonic metal (pop music)
heavy metal with symphonic pretensions

nánxìngqīnshǔ

男性亲属

[男性親屬]

kinsman

lèishǔcídiǎn

类属词典

[類屬詞典]

thesaurus

shíshǔbùyì

实属不易

[實屬不易]

really not easy (idiom)

xiàshǔgōngsī

下属公司

[下屬公司]

subsidiary (company)

Jiǎdìchóngshǔ

贾第虫属

[賈第蟲屬]

Giardia lamblia protozoan parasite that inhabits the gut

Héshǔ Shèngmǎdīng

荷属圣马丁

[荷屬聖馬丁]

Sint Maarten, island country in the Caribbean

zhuānshǔjīngjìqū

专属经济区

[專屬經濟區]

exclusive economic zone

Fǎshǔ Guīyànà

法属圭亚那

[法屬圭亞那]

French Guiana

Měishǔ Sàmóyà

美属萨摩亚

[美屬薩摩亞]

American Samoa

Xīshǔ Sāhālā

西属撒哈拉

[西屬撒哈拉]

Spanish Sahara (former Spanish colony in Africa)

quánzīfùshǔgōngsī

全资附属公司

[全資附屬公司]

wholly owned subsidiary

Yīngshǔ Gēlúnbǐyà

英属哥伦比亚

[英屬哥倫比亞]

British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada

Kèléibóshìjūnshǔ

克雷伯氏菌属

[克雷伯氏菌屬]

Klebsiella

Héshǔ Andelièsī

荷属安的列斯

[荷屬安的列斯]

Netherlands Antilles

Fǎshǔ Bōlìníxīyà

法属波利尼西亚

[法屬波利尼西亞]

French Polynesia

Měishǔ Wéi'ěrjīng Qúndǎo

美属维尔京群岛

[美屬維爾京群島]

United States Virgin Islands (USVI)

yǒuqíngrénzhōngchéngjuànshǔ

有情人终成眷属

[有情人終成眷屬]

love will find a way (idiom)

Yīngshǔ Wéi'ěrjīng Qúndǎo

英属维尔京群岛

[英屬維爾京群島]

British Virgin Islands