宿 (suk1 sau3 | su4 xiu3 xiu4) : stay overnight; long-standing; veteran

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宿

suk1 sau3

su4 xiu3 xiu4

(jyutping) suk1, (pinyin) su4
[1] stay overnight; lodge; spend a night
[2] long-standing; long-running; long time
[3] veteran; experienced; eminent
[4] [粵] variant of 餿

(jyutping) suk1, (pinyin) xiu3
[measure] night

(jyutping) sau3, (pinyin) xiu4
constellation

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 宀 (#40)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

宿

This word has been viewed 9447 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Nov 2010 05:18

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寄宿學校 gei3 suk1 hok6 haau6 ji4 su4 xue2 xiao4 = boarding school

宿舍 suk1 se3 su4 she4 = dormitory; hostel

露宿者 lou6 suk1 ze2 lu4 su4 zhe3 = a homeless person; someone who sleeps on the streets

寄宿 gei3 suk1 = board; lodge; lodging

民宿 man4 suk1 min2 su4 = B&B, bed and breakfast

宿營 suk1 jing4 su4 ying2 = to camp; camping; encampment, tent

宿費 suk1 fai3 = dormitory rent, lodging fees for students

工廠宿舍 gung1 cong2 suk1 se3 = a factory dormitory, workman's quarters

政府宿舍 zing3 fu2 suk1 se3 zheng4 fu3 su4 she4 = government quarters

中途宿舍 zung1 tou4 suk1 se3 = half-way houses
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Decimal representation of this word: 宿
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