Taxonomy of meanings for 寓:　　

  • 寓 yù (OC: ŋos MC: ŋio) 牛具切 去 廣韻：【同寓 】
  • 寓 yù (OC: ŋos MC: ŋio) 牛具切 去 廣韻：【寄也 】
    • DWELL
      • vadNtemporay residing; refugee
      • vt(oN)live in a place
      • vt+prep+Nfigurativedwell in
      • vtoNactcome to lodge in, happen to reside in for a time; stay with for a time
      • vttoN1.+prep+N2causativelodge (somebody N1) temporarily at (a place N2)無寓人於我室
    • ENTRUST
      • vttoN1.+prep+N2entrust (something N1) to (somebody N2)大夫寓祭器於大夫
      • vttoN1.+N2N2=placeentrust N1 to the place N2DS
    • PERIOD
      • vadVtemporarily; for the time being
    • DWELLING
      • SEND
        • HOPE
          • BIRDS
            • ULCER
              • FAKE
                • = 偶

                Additional information about 寓

                說文解字: 【寓】，寄也。从宀、禺聲。 【牛具切】 【庽】，寓或从广。 〔小徐本作「或從广作。」〕

                  Criteria
                • DWELL

                  1. The current general words for dwelling in a place for some considerable time are jū 居 and chǔ 處 (all ant. xíng 行 "travel").

                  2. Shè 舍 and sù 宿 refer to spending the night in a certain place.

                  3. Guǎn 館 refers to spending the night in a visitor's hostel (which is China's ancient answer to a hotel).

                  4. Qī 棲 refers to a temporary or non-voluntary stay of any length, typically of an informal kind. See ROOST

                  5. Xìn 信 is sometimes used as a technical term for staying in a place for two nights.

                  6. Cì 次 is sometimes used as a technical term for spending more than two days in a certain place.

                  7. Jì 寄 and yù 寓 refer to staying in some place for a strictly limited space of time.

                  8. Jùn 軍 refers specifically to an army encamping in a certain place for a limited time.

                  NB: Zhù 住 is post-Buddhist (SIX DYNASTIES)