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Chinese symbol for “boarder”

寄宿生
jì sù shēng
boarder

The closest CC-CEDICT match for boarder is 寄宿生 (jì sù shēng), defined as: boarder.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

寄 jì
to mail, to send, to transit; to deposit, to entrust; to rely on
radical 40 ⼧ · 11 strokes
宿 sù
to stop, to rest, to lodge; constellation
radical 40 ⼧ · 11 strokes
生 shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
radical 100 ⽣ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 寄宿生.

WordPinyinMeaning
寄托 (寄託)jì tuōto entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in
寄宿jì sùto stay; to lodge; to board
寄生jì shēngto live in or on another organism as a parasite; to live by taking advantage of others
寄生虫 (寄生蟲)jì shēng chóngparasite (biology); (fig.) freeloader
邮寄 (郵寄)yóu jìto mail; to send by post
寄出jì chūto mail; to send by post
宿舍sù shèdormitory; dorm room
住宿zhù sùto stay at; lodging
发生 (發生)fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises")

See also: Japanese symbol for “boarder”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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