宿

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宿 U+5BBF, 宿
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5BBF

CJK Unified Ideographs

Translingual

Han character

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

Derived characters

References

  • 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

Chinese

simp. and trad.
宿
alternative forms

Glyph origin

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) : (person) + (bamboo mat) – a person resting on a mat. Sometimes a house () was added.

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

Contrast .

Etymology

“To stay overnight; lodge > night; mansion of the zodiac ”
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 (OC *laːɡs, “night”), however the phonetics is difficult to reconcile in the current reconstructions.

Pronunciation 1


Note:
  • sù - literary (all senses);
  • xiǔ - vernacular (classifier “night”).
Note:
  • siok - literary;
  • sok - vernacular.

Rime
Character 宿
Reading # 2/2
Initial () (16)
Final () (4)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter sjuwk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/sɨuk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/siuk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/siuk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/suwk̚/
Li
Rong
/siuk̚/
Wang
Li
/sĭuk̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/si̯uk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
su
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
suk1
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 宿
Reading # 1/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
Middle
Chinese
‹ sjuwk ›
Old
Chinese
/*uk/
English spend the night

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 宿
Reading # 2/2
No. 12105
Phonetic
component
宿
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*suɡ/

Definitions

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
  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 (, usually; normally)
  18. predestined; preordained
    宿  ―  mìng  ―  destiny (literally, “predestined life”)
  19. in advance; beforehand
  20. (Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) Short for 宿舍 (“dormitory”).
  21. Alternative form of  / (, respectful; solemn)
  22. Alternative form of  / (, to admonish; to warn)
  23. Alternative form of  / (, to offer)
  24. () (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. () (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

Compounds

Pronunciation 2



Rime
Character 宿
Reading # 1/2
Initial () (16)
Final () (136)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter sjuwH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/sɨuH/
Pan
Wuyun
/siuH/
Shao
Rongfen
/siəuH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/suwH/
Li
Rong
/siuH/
Wang
Li
/sĭəuH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/si̯ə̯uH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
xiù
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
sau3
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 宿
Reading # 2/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
xiù
Middle
Chinese
‹ sjuwH ›
Old
Chinese
/*uk-s/
English "mansion" of the zodiac (where the moon is found on successive nights)

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 宿
Reading # 1/2
No. 12104
Phonetic
component
宿
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*suɡs/

Definitions

宿

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

Compounds

Pronunciation 3


Definitions

宿

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

Pronunciation 4


Definitions

宿

  1. Alternative form of (, name of a county in the State of Wei)

Pronunciation 5

Definitions

宿

  1. (Hokkien) mature; ripe (of fruits, vegetables, etc.)
    桃仔猶未宿 [Hokkien, trad.]
    桃仔犹未宿 [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
Synonyms

Compounds

References

Japanese

Kanji

宿

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

  1. lodging, inn
  2. home

Readings

Compounds

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
宿
やど
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 宿 – see the following entry.
やど
lodging, inn
house, home
(This term, 宿, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
宿
しゅく
Grade: 3
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 宿 (MC sjuwH|sjuwk).

Pronunciation

Noun

宿(しゅく) (shukuしゆく (syuku)?

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Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
宿
しゅく
Grade: 3
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 宿 – see the following entry.
しゅく
(historical) shuku, a class of outcast in medieval and pre-modern Kinki region
Alternative spellings
, 守公, 守宮
(This term, 宿, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 宿 (MC sjuwk).

Pronunciation

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

Wikisource

宿 (eumhun (jal suk))

  1. hanja form? of (sleep; lodging)

Compounds

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 宿 (MC sjuwH).

Pronunciation

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

Hanja

宿 (eumhun 별자리 (byeoljari su))

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

Compounds

References

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

Vietnamese

Han character

宿: Hán Nôm readings: túc,

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