宿

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

• 㜚 摍 㴼 樎 縮(缩) 䑿 蹜 鏥 蓿 䈹

• 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

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

In the oracle bone script, an ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 人 (“person”) + [Term?] (“bamboo mat”) – a person resting on a mat. Sometimes a house (宀) was added.

Later the pictogram of the bamboo mat became 㐁 or 𠀬, and eventually came to be written 百.

Contrast 寒.

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

Probably related to Austroasiatic: cf. Old Khmer *ruk (“to take cover or shelter”) > 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.

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

   借宿一宿  ―  jièsù yī xiǔ  ―  to stay for one 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. Alternative form of 夙 (sù, “usually; normally”)
18. predestined; preordained

    宿命  ―  sùmìng  ―  destiny (literally, “predestined life”)

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

宿

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

宿

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

宿

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

宿

1. (Hokkien) mature; ripe (of fruits, vegetables, etc.)

   桃仔猶未夠宿。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   桃仔犹未够宿。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   Thô-á iáu-bē kàu sek. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   The peach wasn't ripe enough.

2. (Hokkien) smart and seasoned; intelligent and experienced

• (mature): 成熟 (chéngshú), 熟 (shú)

• “宿”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. lodging, inn
2. home

• Go-on: すく (suku)
• Kan-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)

• 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

From Middle Chinese 宿 (MC sjuwH|sjuwk).

• (Tokyo) しゅく​ [shùkúꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɕɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]

宿(しゅく) • (shuku) ^{←しゆく (syuku)?}

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From Middle Chinese 宿 (MC sjuwk).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰuk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [숙]

Wikisource 宿 (eumhun 잘 숙 (jal suk))

1. Hanja form^? of 숙 (“sleep; lodging”).

From Middle Chinese 宿 (MC sjuwH).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰu(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [수(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

宿 (eumhun 별자리 수 (byeoljari su))

1. Hanja form^? of 수 (“(Chinese astronomy) constellation; “mansion” of the zodiac”).

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

宿: Hán Nôm readings: túc, tú

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