宿 - sù - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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宿

sù

Definition

lodge for the night
old
former

Other pronunciations

宿	xiǔ	night classifier (for nights) measure word
宿	xiù	constellation

Character Decomposition

Compounds (4)

缩

suō

to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [su4]

蓿

xù

clover; lucerne; Taiwan pr. [su4]

manger

walk carefully

Related words (46)

host

feud; vendetta; old foe

long-standing debt

experienced scholar; old expert in the field

宿分

sù fèn

predestined relationship

宿命

sù mìng

predestination; karma

lodging house

to stay overnight

to visit a prostitute

veteran general

long-standing abuse; continuing fraud

宿怨

sù yuàn

an old grudge; old scores to settle

old hatred

long-cherished wish

old enemy

formerly; in the past

宿根

sù gēn

perennial root (botany)

chronic ailment

predestine relationship

宿舍

sù shè

dormitory; dorm; dorm room; living quarters; hostel

宿草

sù cǎo

grass that has grown on a grave since last year; (fig.) grave; to have died long ago; fodder provided to animals for the night

宿营

sù yíng

living quarters; accommodation; camp

宿见

sù jiàn

long-held opinion; long-cherished view

宿诺

sù nuò

old promises; unfulfilled promises

宿酒

sù jiǔ

still drunk from the previous night

hangover

fatalism; fatalistic

dormitory building

location of camp

to stay (at); to put up; lodging; accommodation

信宿

xìn sù

(ancient) to lodge for two nights

借宿

jiè sù

to stay with sb; to ask for lodging

on night duty

to fornicate; to rape

嫖宿

piáo sù

to spend the night at a brothel

寄宿

jì sù

to stay; to lodge; to board

归宿

guī sù

place to return to; home; final destination; ending

投宿

tóu sù

to lodge; to stay (for the night)

歇宿

xiē sù

to lodge; to stay (for the night)

guesthouse; pension

to put up a guest (for the night); to bestow; to accomodate; to stay (overnight)

露宿

lù sù

to sleep outdoors; to spend the night in the open

食宿

shí sù

board and lodging; room and board

boarder

boarding school

camping in the open; living outdoors

Idioms (3)

双宿双飞

shuāng sù shuāng fēi

(lit.) to rest and fly together (idiom); (fig.) to live in each other's pockets; to be inseparable

夜不归宿

yè bù guī sù

to stay out all night (idiom)

胸无宿物

xiōng wú sù wù

open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything; ingenuous

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