Initial:sVideo guide
Final(T3):ùVideo guide
Radical:
Structure:Above to below
Strokes:
11
Traditional:
宿
Level:
ReadWriteQuiz
Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.pass/spend a night
借宿
ask for a night's lodging
露宿
sleep in the open
宿舍
dormitory
- 2
adj.long-standing
宿愿
long-cherished wish
- 3
adj.fmlexperienced; old; veteran
宿敌
old enemy
- 4
n.fmlfamous/eminent person; celebrity
南邦名宿
respectable people in southern states
- 5
n.Su, a surname
Words and phrases with 宿
- 宿主[word]host
- 宿根[word]perennial/biennial root; previous life
- 宿夜[word]stay overnight
- 宿酒[word]hangover
- 宿土[word]earth on the root of a plant
- 宿将[word]veteran general
- 宿儒[word]experienced and learned scholar
- 宿疾[word]chronic complaint; old troubles
- 宿敌[word]long-time enemy/foe/adversary
- 宿将旧卒[idiom]experienced generals and soldiers
- 宿学旧儒[idiom]scholars of profound learning
Word usage
- Note"宿" is usually pronounced as "sù", such as "住宿" and "宿舍"; "xiǔ" is used as a quantifier, such as "住一宿"; and "xiù" is used in ancient times for certain star clusters, such as "星宿" and "二十八宿".