宿

sù = su + Ø4

old variant of 宿[su4]

宿 = 佰 + 宀 : Susan Saint Bernard (su) runs a hostel (宿) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but tonight it is reserved for all of her kids. Her one hundred kids (佰) graduated from college and are back for a big celebration, each of them wearing their graduation cap (宀).

宿

sù = su + Ø4

surname Su

宿

sù = su + Ø4

lodge for the night / old / former

宿

xiǔ = xi + ou3

night / classifier for nights

宿

xiù = xi + ou4

constellation

宿 character breakdown

宿
- 佰
  - 亻
    - 丨
    - 丿
  - 百
    - 一
    - 白
      - 丶
      - 日
        
        一
        
        囗
- 宀
  - 丶
  - 冖

佰

bǎi = b + ai3

hundred (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

佰 = 亻 + 百 : Beelzebub (b) gives Rosa Luxemburg (亻) one hundred (佰) Mao Yeyes (百) in the airplane (ai3). Rosa checks for the anti counterfeit marks (佰), but Beelzebub's counterfeit skills are too advanced.

宀

mián = mi + an2

"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]

宀 = 丶 + 冖 : Mnemonic symbol: the strokes of this character look like a graduation cap (宀).

Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to cook in the anthill's kitchen (an2) but she's afraid of the ants. That's why she builds a bunker: she uses a saucepan lid (冖) as the base, constructs pillars out of petals (丶) and uses a graduation cap (宀) as the roof.

Characters with 宿 as component

缩

縮

suo̅ = su + o1

to withdraw / to pull back / to contract / to shrink / to reduce / abbreviation / also pr. [su4]

缩 = 宿 + 纟 : The silk worm (纟) heard that there is a new hostel (宿) in front of the observatory (o1) and wants to check it out, but as she notices that the hostel is run by Susan Saint Bernard she slowly but steadily retreats (缩).

蓿

xù = xu + Ø4

clover / lucerne / Taiwan pr. [su4]

樎

sù = su + Ø4

manger

蹜

suo̅ = su + o1

walk carefully