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宿
sù
1. lodge for the night
2. old
3. former
Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

宿
sù
to stop, to rest, to lodge; constellation
HSK 5 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

住宿
zhùsù
to stay at
信宿
xìnsù
(ancient) to lodge for two nights
借宿
jièsù
to stay with sb
值宿
zhísù
on night duty
八宿
Bāsù
Baxoi county, Tibetan: Dpa' shod rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture [[昌都地區|昌都地区<Chāngdūdìqū>]], Tibet
嫖宿
piáosù
to spend the night at a brothel
宿分
sùfèn
predestined relationship
宿主
sùzhǔ
host
宿仇
sùchóu
feud
宿债
sùzhài
long-standing debt
宿儒
sùrú
experienced scholar
宿务
Sùwù
Cebu (province in the Philippines)
宿命
sùmìng
predestination
宿城
Sùchéng
Sucheng district of Suqian city [[宿遷市|宿迁市<Sùqiānshì>]], Jiangsu
宿夜
sùyè
to stay overnight
宿娼
sùchāng
to visit a prostitute
宿将
sùjiàng
veteran general
宿州
Sùzhōu
Suzhou prefecture level city in Anhui
宿弊
sùbì
long-standing abuse
宿怨
sùyuàn
an old grudge

Alternate Entries

宿
sù
old variant of [[宿<sù>]]
宿
Sù
surname Su
宿
xiǔ
night / classifier for nights
宿
xiù
constellation

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,751
Word Frequency Rank
4,578 of 84,292

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