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宿

xiù

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xiù
  1. 1.constellation
  1. 1.old variant of 宿[sù]
  1. 1.lodge for the night
  2. 2.old
  3. 3.former
xiǔ
  1. 1.night
  2. 2.classifier for nights
  1. 1.surname Su

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to stay overnight; to lodge
  2. 2.to reside; to live; to dwell
  3. 3.lodge; lodging station; residence
  4. 4.perching bird; resting bird
  5. 5.to keep watch at night; to be on night duty
  6. 6.night; nighttime
  7. 7.Classifier for the number of nights: night
  8. 8.to be content with
  9. 9.to stay; to stay behind; to delay; to stop over; to be stationed
  10. 10.last night; the previous night; overnight
  11. 11.last year; spanning two years
  12. 12.the past; former times
  13. 13.old; longstanding
  14. 14.big; great; considerable
  15. 15.old and experienced; skilful; master
  16. 16.renowned person; someone of high standing
  17. 17.predestined; preordained
  18. 18.in advance; beforehand
  19. 19.(historical) The name of an ancient state located in modern-day Dongping county in Shandong province.
  20. 20.(historical) The name of an ancient prefecture during the Tang dynasty, located in modern-day Suzhou city in Anhui province.

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Etymology

In the oracle bone script, an ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 人 (“person”) + ⿴囗⿱人仌 (“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]”

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