Chinese symbol for “dormitory”
宿舍
sù shè
dormitory; dorm room; living quarters; hostel
The closest CC-CEDICT match for dormitory is 宿舍 (sù shè), defined as: dormitory; dorm room; living quarters; hostel; 间 (jiān).
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
Other Chinese words for “dormitory”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 宿舍.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 住宿 | zhù sù | to stay at; lodging |
| 寄宿 | jì sù | to stay; to lodge; to board |
| 归宿 (歸宿) | guī sù | place to return to; home |
| 宿命 | sù mìng | predestination; karma |
| 民宿 | mín sù | (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 民宿 "minshuku") property rented via Airbnb or similar platform; guesthouse; bed-and-breakfast; homestay |
| 舍不得 (捨不得) | shě bu de | to hate to do sth; to hate to part with |
| 舍得 (捨得) | shě de | to be willing to part with sth |
| 舍弃 (捨棄) | shě qì | to give up; to abandon |
See also: Japanese symbol for “dormitory”.
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.