宿(sù)

HSK 511 strokes
Readingssùxiǔxiù

old variant of 宿[su4]

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Character information

Pinyin
sù / xiǔ / xiù
Meaning
old variant of 宿[su4]
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 宿 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱宀佰

A person 亻 sleeping in a bed 百 under a roof 宀

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

宀mián佰bǎi

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 宿 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 宿

Common words using 宿 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

sù宿shè舍
HSK 5

dormitory

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zhù住sù宿
HSK 7-9

to stay at; lodging; accommodation

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guī归sù宿
HSK 7-9

place to return to

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shí食sù宿
HSK 7-9

board and lodging

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fēng风cān餐lù露sù宿
HSK 7-9

lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom)

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xìn信sù宿

(ancient) to lodge for two nights

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jiè借sù宿

to stay with sb; to ask for lodging

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cān参sù宿

Three Stars (Chinese constellation)

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From 宿’s common words

舍住归食风餐露信

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