Chinese symbol for “hospice”
收容所
shōu róng suǒ
temporary shelter; hospice; refuge (e.g. for animals); detention center
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hospice is 收容所 (shōu róng suǒ), defined as: temporary shelter; hospice; refuge (e.g. for animals); detention center.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “hospice”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 收容所.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 收入 | shōu rù | to take in; income |
| 收到 | shōu dào | to receive |
| 收集 | shōu jí | to gather; to collect |
| 收费 (收費) | shōu fèi | to charge a fee |
| 收购 (收購) | shōu gòu | to purchase or acquire in bulk or at an official level (esp. by a state or organization); to acquire or take over (a company or equity); acq |
| 吸收 | xī shōu | to absorb; to assimilate |
| 内容 (內容) | nèi róng | content; substance; details; 项 (xiàng) |
| 容易 | róng yì | easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore; as a result |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hospice”.
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.