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属 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.
category; genus (taxonomy); family members
to join together; to fix one's attention on; to concentrate on
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to belong to
family member
metal
kin
subsidiary
to belong to
colloquial term for 生肖[sheng1 xiao4] the animals associated with the years of a 12-year cycle
attribute
one's affiliation
subordinate
subordinate
subordinate
Notice where 属 sits in each complete thought.
They said that it belonged to them.
Source: Tatoeba #9974942 · CC BY 2.0 FRIron is a useful metal.
Source: Tatoeba #343769 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe's unaware of who possesses them.
Source: Tatoeba #13880600 · CC BY 2.0 FRThis bicycle belongs to me.
Source: Tatoeba #334535 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe two of us don't belong here.
Source: Tatoeba #4621045 · CC BY 2.0 FRYou yourself belong to this group of people that you're talking about - the one that doesn't speak standard Mandarin well.
Source: Tatoeba #2394777 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.