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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

宿 sù
to stop, to rest, to lodge; constellation
radical 40 ⼧ · 11 strokes
舍 shè
house, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to abandon, to give up
radical 135 ⾆ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “dormitory”

WordPinyinMeaning
寝室 (寢室)qǐn shìbedroom; dormitory

Related words

Other words that share a character with 宿舍.

WordPinyinMeaning
住宿zhù sùto stay at; lodging
寄宿jì sùto stay; to lodge; to board
归宿 (歸宿)guī sùplace to return to; home
宿命sù mìngpredestination; 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 deto hate to do sth; to hate to part with
舍得 (捨得)shě deto be willing to part with sth
舍弃 (捨棄)shě qìto 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.

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