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Meaning of 宿

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宿Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5
Total strokes: 11; Radical:
Ideographic:A person sleeping in a bed under a roof
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1
Pinyin: xiǔ
English Definition:night; classifier for nights
Chinese Definition:
①夜:一宿。两宿。
2
Pinyin:
English Definition:lodge for the night; old; former
Chinese Definition:
①住,过夜,夜里睡觉:住宿。留宿。露宿。宿舍。宿营。
②年老的,长久从事某种工作的:宿将(经验丰富的老将)。宿儒。名宿。
③平素,素有的:宿愿。宿志。宿疾。宿敌。宿心。
④隔夜的,隔年的:宿雨(昨夜的雨)。宿根。宿草。
⑤姓氏。

Example Words:
宿舍HSK 5 shè dormitory; dorm room; living quarters; hostel; Classifiers:
归宿 guī place to return to; home; final destination; ending
住宿 zhù to stay at; lodging; accommodation
寄宿 to stay; to lodge; to board
食宿 shí board and lodging; room and board
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3
Pinyin: xiù
English Definition:constellation
Chinese Definition:
①星座:星宿。
Example Words:
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)
二十八宿 èr shí xiù the twenty-eight constellations
毕宿五 xiù Aldebaran or Alpha Tauri
娄宿 lóu xiù Bond (Chinese constellation)
星宿海 xīng xiù hǎi Xingxiuhai Basin in Qinghai, more than 4000m above sea level, featuring numerous lakes large and small
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