属相

colloquial term for 生肖[sheng1 xiao4] the animals associated with the years of a 12-year cycle

category / genus (taxonomy) / family members / dependents / to belong to / subordinate to / affiliated with / be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) / to be / to prove to be / to constitute

to join together / to fix one's attention on / to concentrate on

each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])

appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)

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