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宿
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stay overnight

HSK 5 N2
sù, xiǔ
シュク
やど、やど.る、やど.す
숙, 수
Depicts a person (亻) sleeping on a bamboo mat (㐁) under a roof (宀).
Components
roof+ person (side)+ a mat =
宿 stay overnight
Iconic component
mián roof
Iconic component
rén person (side)
Iconic component
tiàn a mat
to lick
Depicts a bamboo mat. Later corrupted to unrelated 百.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
宿
Regular
Modern
Chinese
宿 [Sù]
surname Su
宿 [sù]
lodge for the night; old; former
宿 [xiǔ]
night; classifier for nights
宿 [xiù]
constellation
Japanese
宿 守公 守宮 しゅく 同音
noun (explanation) outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
宿 やど 同音

noun

  1. lodging; inn; hotel
  2. house; home; dwelling
  3. home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
宿 しゅく 同音

noun

  1. lodging
  2. relay station; post town
  3. constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
宿 しく
Shiku place name
宿 しゅく
Shuku place name
宿 しゅくざき
Shukuzaki surname
宿 むねお
Muneo unclassified name
宿 むねひこ
Munehiko unclassified name
宿 やど
Yado surname