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

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11 strokes
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宿

xiù

Definition

constellation

Other pronunciations

宿	sù	lodge for the night old former
宿	xiǔ	night classifier (for nights) measure word

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 (3)

星宿

xīng xiù

constellation (arch., now 星座); one of the 28 constellations of traditional Chinese astronomy and astrology; motion of stars since one's birth (predetermining one's fate in astrology)

觜宿

zī xiù

number 21 of the 28 constellations 二十八宿, approx. Orion 猎户座

二十八宿

èr shí bā xiù

the twenty-eight constellations

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