宿 (sù): lodge, stay
宿 (sù) is a Chinese character meaning “lodge, stay.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 宀 (structural) and 佰 (structural). It ranks #1736 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 宿 a person 亻 sleeping in a bed 百 under a roof 宀. Its radical form 宀 (roof) appears in many related characters such as 客 (kè, guest, customer), 家 (jiā, home, family), 它 (tā, it).
Definitions
- lodge, stay
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA person 亻 sleeping in a bed 百 under a roof 宀
Decomposition: ⿱宀佰 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 宿
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 宿舍noun | sù shè | dormitory | 5 |
| 住宿verb | zhù sù | to stay at | 5 |
| 民宿noun | mín sù | (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 民宿 "minshuku") property rented via Airbnb or similar platform | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寄宿verb | jì sù | to stay |
| 归宿noun | guī sù | place to return to |
| 宿主noun | sù zhǔ | (biology) host |
| 露宿verb | lù sù | to sleep outdoors |
| 留宿verb | liú sù | to put up a guest |
| 借宿verb | jiè sù | to stay with sb |
| 食宿noun | shí sù | board and lodging |
| 宿营地noun | sù yíng dì | camp |
| 宿营verb | sù yíng | to camp |
| 宿怨noun | sù yuàn | an old grudge |
| 宿敌noun | sù dí | old enemy |
| 投宿verb | tóu sù | to lodge |
| 风餐露宿phrase | fēng cān lù sù | lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom) |
| 宿愿 | sù yuàn | long-cherished wish |
| 宿命论noun | sù mìng lùn | fatalism |
宿 appears in 87 compound words: 54 as the first character, 32 as the last, and 14 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 宿 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (8)
Showing 7 of 8 idioms containing 宿.
Example Sentences
宿舍有四张床，每个房间住四个人。
Sùshè yǒu sì zhāng chuáng, měi gè fángjiān zhù sì gè rén.
The dormitory has four beds, with four people in each room.
...手换装9次“狼狈逃700KM”躲阿里山民宿被逮
. . . shǒu huàn zhuāng 9 cì láng bèi táo 7 0 0 K M duǒ ā lǐ shān mín sù bèi dǎi
... He changed his clothes 9 times and was arrested for "escaping 700KM in embarrassment" to hide in Alishan B&B
牛池灣紀律部隊宿舍失火 近天台後樓梯垃圾桶焚毀
niú chí 灣 紀 lǜ bù 隊 sù shě shī huǒ jìn tiān tái 後 樓 tī lā jī tǒng fén 毀
Fire at Ngau Chi Wan Disciplined Services Quarters Rear staircase near the rooftop burned to the ground
新年酒店漲價 遊客百元入住大理醫院住宿中心:設施新兼免費泊車
xīn nián jiǔ diàn 漲 價 遊 kè bǎi yuán rù zhù dà lǐ 醫 yuàn zhù sù zhōng xīn 設 shī xīn jiān miǎn 費 bó 車
New Year's hotel prices rise tourists 100 yuan to stay in the Dali Hospital accommodation center: new facilities and free parking
牛池灣紀律部隊宿舍天台失火 救熄起因待查
niú chí 灣 紀 lǜ bù 隊 sù shě tiān tái shī huǒ jiù xī qǐ yīn dài chá
Fire broke out on the rooftop of Ngau Chi Wan disciplined services hostel.
牛池灣紀律部隊宿舍天台梯間起火 50人疏散 警列縱火調查
niú chí 灣 紀 lǜ bù 隊 sù shě tiān tái tī 間 qǐ huǒ rén shū sàn jǐng liè 縱 huǒ 調 chá
Fire broke out on the rooftop staircase of Ngau Chi Wan Disciplined Services Quarters. 50 people were evacuated. Arson investigation was conducted.
苏在皇家饭店登记投宿。
Sū zài huángjiā fàndiàn dēngjì tóusù.
Sue checked in at the Royal Hotel.
你打算在哪里留宿？
Nǐ dǎsuàn zài nǎlǐ liúsù?
Where are you planning to stay?
明天晚上我们都去宿舍玩儿，你能不能去？
Míngtiān wǎnshang wǒmen dōu qù sùshè wánr, nǐ néng bù néng qù?
We will all be playing in the dormitory tomorrow night, can you come?
请问你可以告诉我如何可以到达新宿吗？
Qǐngwèn nǐ kěyǐ gàosu wǒ rúhé kěyǐ dàodá Xīnsù ma?
Will you tell me how to get to Shinjuku?
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