宿

Translingual

Han character

宿 (Kangxi radical 40, 宀+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 十人一日 (JOMA), four-corner 3026₁, composition ⿱宀佰)

Derived characters

• 縮 (缩)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 287, character 13
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7195
• Dae Jaweon: page 568, character 21
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 938, character 10
• Unihan data for U+5BBF

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		宿
alternative forms		㝛

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 宿
Shang	Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (宿) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
宿	*suɡs, *suɡ
蓿	*suɡ
縮	*sruɡ
樎	*sruɡ
蹜	*sruɡ
摍	*sruɡ

Ideogrammic compound: originally 㝛. Represents the man (人) who brings under a roof (宀) smoked meat (肉 abbreviated to 㐁), to the traveller.

Etymology

“To stay overnight; lodge > night; mansion of the zodiac [i.e. the Sun's lodging stations]”

Probably related to Austroasiatic: cf. > Khmer ជ្រុក (cruk, “shelter; refuge”), Khmer ស្រុក (srok, “settlement; village”) (Schuessler, 2007). Benedict (1972) relates it to the Tibeto-Burman terms listed in the etymology of 夜 (OC *laːɡs, “night”), however the phonetics is difficult to reconcile in the current reconstructions.

Pronunciation 1

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 宿

1. to stay overnight; to lodge
2. to reside; to live; to dwell
3. lodge; lodging station; residence
4. perching bird; resting bird
5. to keep watch at night; to be on night duty
6. night; nighttime
7. Classifier for the number of nights: night
8. to be content with
9. to stay; to stay behind; to delay; to stop over; to be stationed

   • 宿治者削。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: The Book of Lord Shang, circa 3^rd century BCE

     Sùzhì zhě xuē. [Pinyin]

     He who procrastinates in creating order will be dismembered.

10. (from) last night; the previous night; overnight
11. (from) last year; spanning two years
12. the past; former times
13. old; longstanding
14. big; great; considerable
15. old and experienced; skilful; master
16. renowned person; someone of high standing
17. (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 夙 (sù, “usually; normally”).
18. predestined; preordained

    宿命  ―  sùmìng  ―  destiny [lit. predestined life]

19. in advance; beforehand
20. (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 肅／肃 (sù, “respectful; solemn”).
21. (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 肅／肃 (sù, “to admonish; to warn”).
22. (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 肅／肃 (sù, “to offer”).
23. (～國) (historical) The name of an ancient state located in modern-day Dongping county in Shandong province.
24. (～州) (historical) The name of an ancient prefecture during the Tang dynasty, located in modern-day Suzhou city in Anhui province.
25. (～縣) (historical) The name of an abolished county, now the Suzhou city in Anhui province.
26. Short for 宿州 (Sùzhōu, “Suzhou city in Anhui province”).
27. a surname

Pronunciation 2

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 宿

1. (Chinese astronomy) constellation; “mansion” of the zodiac

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sù (su⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sù
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sù
    • Wade–Giles: su⁴
    • Yale: sù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suh
    • Palladius: су (su)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵¹/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 宿

1. Only used in 宿宿 (sùsù, “walking slowly in small steps”).

Pronunciation 4

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Qī (Qi¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Qī
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Ci
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻi¹
    • Yale: Chī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chi
    • Palladius: Ци (Ci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 宿

1. ^† (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 戚 (Qī, “name of a county in the State of Wei”).

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Japanese

Noun

宿(やど) • (yado) 

1. lodging, inn
2. house, home

Kanji

宿

(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. lodging, inn
2. home

Readings

• Go-on: しゅ (shu); すく (suku)
• Kan-on: しゅう (shū); しゅく (shuku, Jōyō)
• Kan’yō-on: しゅく (shuku, Jōyō)
• Kun: やどる (yadoru, 宿る, Jōyō); やど (yado, 宿, Jōyō); やどす (yadosu, 宿す, Jōyō)

Compounds

• 民(みん)宿(しゅく) (minshuku): traditional Japanese budget inn
• 新(しん)宿(じゅく) (Shinjuku): Shinjuku
• 宿(しゅく)題(だい) (shukudai): homework
• 宿(しゅく)命(めい) (shukumei): destiny; fate
• 宿(しゅく)泊(はく) (shukuhaku): lodging
• 野(の)宿(じゅく) (nojuku): sleeping rough; wild camping
• 安(やす)宿(やど) (yasuyado): cheap hotel

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Korean

Hanja

宿 • (suk, su) (hangeul 숙, 수, revised suk, su, McCune–Reischauer suk, su)

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 宿 (túc, tú)

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