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宿

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宿

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宿 Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
sù | su4
English translation
old variant of 宿[sù]
lodge for the night
old
former
surname Su
to stop, to rest, to lodge; constellation
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiǔ | xiu3
English translation
night
classifier for nights
constellation
to stop, to rest, to lodge; constellation

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About 宿

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

宿

Contains the radical

gài

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

A person rén sleeping in a bed Bǎi under a roof  gài

Etymology of 宿

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

宀佰

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Example sentences using 宿

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zhè 旅馆 lǚ guǎn gōng 四百 rén 住宿 zhù sù .

The hotel sleeps 400 guests.

孩子 háizi men zài 邻居 línjū jiā shàn 宿.

She boarded out her children with a neighbor.

同时 tóngshí zài 宿舍 sùshè biān ,开始 kāishǐ yòng 颜料 yán liào rǎn zhāo 袜子 wàzi 上衣 shàng yī .

And she started dyeing her stockings and blouses there too.

大多数 dà duō shù 病毒 bìngdú de náng 宿主 sù zhǔ 细胞膜 xì bāo mó .

The envelope is derived in most cases from the cytoplasmic membrane.

yǒu 苦差 kǔ chāi shì , shì yāo wéi 全队物色 wù sè 食宿 shí sù de 处所 chù suǒ .

He got lumberedwith the job of finding accommodation for the whole team.

Words with 宿

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
宿舍 sùshè dormitory宿舍 sùshè
宿old宿
住宿 zhù sù to stay at住宿 zhù sù
归宿 guī sù home歸宿
寄宿 jì sù to stay寄宿 jì sù
宿主 sù zhǔ host宿主 sù zhǔ
露宿 lù sù to sleep outdoors露宿 lù sù
食宿 shí sù board and lodging食宿 shí sù
宿命 sù mìng karma宿命 sù mìng
留宿 liú sù to put up a guest留宿 liú sù
借宿 jiè sù to stay with sb借宿 jiè sù
宿敌 sù dí old enemy宿敵
宿营 sù yíng to camp宿營
宿营地 sù yíng dì camp宿營地
宿怨 sù yuàn an old grudge宿怨 sù yuàn
投宿 tóu sù to lodge投宿 tóu sù
宿迁 Sù qiān Suqian prefecture level city in Jiangsu宿遷
星宿 xīng xiù constellation (arch., now 星座 xīng zuò )星宿 xīng xiù
宿州 Sù zhōu Suzhou prefecture level city in Anhui宿州 Sù zhōu
宿州市 Sù zhōu shì Suzhou prefecture level city in Anhui宿州市 Sù zhōu shì
宿愿 sù yuàn long-cherished wish宿願
宿迁市 Sù qiān shì Suqian prefecture level city in Jiangsu宿遷市
宿命论 sù mìng lùn fatalism宿命論

宿 Decomposition & Compounds

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宿 Decomposition

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宿 Compounds

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  • 宿
    • suō , xu , suō , , suō , ,
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