Reside, stay, sleep, dormant, residence

宿

Reside

Pronunciation:
su ( Putonghua, 1st tone ),
suk ( Cantonese 1st tone )

Meaning: Reside, stay, sleep, dormant, residence

留宿 ( liu su ) = stay sleep = staying the night somewhere.
酒店 ( jiu dian ) = wine shops = hotels.
汽車旅館 ( qi che lu guan ) = steam car travel house = motels.
旅舍 ( lu she) = travel lodge = hostels.
民宿 ( min su ) = people sleep = English " bed and breakfast" = Japanese " minshuku".
宿費 ( su fei ) = sleep fees means staying rates.

寄宿 ( ji su ) = attach sleep = live in dormitories / hostels.
露宿街頭 ( lu su jie tou ) = exposed sleep street head / surface = sleep / live without shelter.

宿敵 (su di ) = long term enemy.
宿疾 ( su ji ) = dormant / long term illness.
星宿 ( xing xiu ) = star residence / mansion are stars in their constellations.
宿名論 ( su ming lun ) = star life / fate theory means belief in pedestined fate.

By: Raymond Mok 莫坤雄