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宿
xiù
1. constellation
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 (5)

参宿
Shēnxiù
Three Stars (Chinese constellation)
娄宿
Lóuxiù
Bond (Chinese constellation)
星宿
xīngxiù
constellation (arch., now [[星座]])
觜宿
zīxiù
number 21 of the 28 constellations [[二十八宿]], approx. Orion [[猎户座]]
参宿七
Shēnxiùqī
Rigel (star)

Alternate Entries

宿
sù
old variant of [[宿<sù>]]
宿
Sù
surname Su
宿
sù
lodge for the night / old / former
宿
xiǔ
night / classifier for nights

Metadata

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