Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

lodge for the night; old; former; (a) night; constellation

Chinese: 住宿;另一个读音指星宿。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “su” becomes a different word in each tone. 宿 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 宿舍sù shèdormitory; dorm room; living quarters; hostel
  • 住宿zhù sùto stay at; lodging; accommodation
  • 归宿guī sùplace to return to; home; final destination; ending
  • 食宿shí sùboard and lodging; room and board
  • 风餐露宿fēng cān lù sùlit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom); fig. to rough it

Example Sentence

这次旅行,我们在山里的客栈住宿了一晚。Zhè cì lǚ xíng, wǒ men zài shān lǐ de kè zhàn zhù sù le yì wǎn.On this trip, we stayed overnight at an inn in the mountains.

Zhèthisnext in sequence旅行lǚ xíngto travel我们wǒ menwezàiatshānmountaininsidedeof客栈kè zhàntavern住宿zhù sùto stay atle(completed action)onewǎnevening