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Chinese symbol for “lodging”

住宿
zhù sù
to stay at; lodging; accommodation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lodging is 住宿 (zhù sù), defined as: to stay at; lodging; accommodation.

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

住 zhù
to reside, to live at, to dwell, to lodge; to stop
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes
宿 sù
to stop, to rest, to lodge; constellation
radical 40 ⼧ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 住宿.

WordPinyinMeaning
居住jū zhùto reside; to dwell
住宅zhù zháiresidence; dwelling; abode
记住 (記住)jì zhuto remember; to bear in mind
抓住zhuā zhùto grab hold of; to capture
住房zhù fánghousing
忍不住rěn bu zhùcannot help; unable to bear
宿舍sù shèdormitory; dorm room
寄宿jì sùto stay; to lodge; to board

See also: Japanese symbol for “lodging”.

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.