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The character 宿 combines the roof radical 宀 at the top with the person radical 亻 and the component 百, which means a hundred and also provides phonetic guidance. This structure, a roof sheltering a person, directly conveys the original meaning of lodging or staying overnight. From this sense of resting in a specific place, the meaning extended to astronomy, denoting constellations or stellar mansions where celestial bodies like the moon and planets appear to pause. The idea of remaining overnight further led to extended meanings involving the long-standing, predestined, or things carried over from a past life. The roof radical unifies these meanings around the core concept of a sheltered resting place.
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我住在学校的宿舍。
旅行时找到好的住宿很重要。
实现宿愿是他最大的梦想。
他因为宿醉而无法上班。
这两个家族是多年的宿敌。
宿命论认为一切早已注定。
他们在森林里宿营了一周。
这种宿疾需要耐心治疗。