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Chinese symbol for “hostel”

招待所
zhāo dài suǒ
guesthouse; hostel

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hostel is 招待所 (zhāo dài suǒ), defined as: guesthouse; hostel.

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

招 zhāo
to summon; to recruit; to levy
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes
待 dài
to entertain, to receive, to treat; to delay, to wait
radical 60 ⼻ · 9 strokes
所 suǒ
place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause
radical 63 ⼾ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “hostel”

WordPinyinMeaning
宿舍sù shèdormitory; dorm room
旅舍lǚ shèinn; small hotel; hostel
旅社lǚ shèhotel; hostel

Related words

Other words that share a character with 招待所.

WordPinyinMeaning
招生zhāo shēngto enroll new students; to get students
招聘zhāo pìnto invite applications for a job; to recruit
招标 (招標)zhāo biāoto invite bids
招募zhāo mùto recruit; to enlist
招收zhāo shōuto hire; to recruit
招待zhāo dàito hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)
等待děng dàito wait; to wait for
对待 (對待)duì dàito treat; treatment
所以suǒ yǐtherefore; as a result

See also: Japanese symbol for “hostel”.

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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