夙
sù
morning
early; long-held; long-cherished
stool (几) + bones (歹) = crouching at dawn
夙 depicts a person crouching at dawn beside a small table, suggesting the stillness of early morning. The sense of 'long-held' extends naturally from the idea of something carried since those quiet early hours.
他有夙愿，想去看看大海。
tā yǒu sù yuàn, xiǎng qù kàn kàn dà hǎi。
He has a long-cherished wish to go see the ocean.
完成这件事是她多年的夙愿。
wán chéng zhè jiàn shì shì tā duō nián de sù yuàn。
Completing this matter is a wish she has long held for many years.
Words with 夙
夙夜
sù yè
morning and night
夙世
sù shì
previous life
夙夜匪懈
sù yè fěi xiè
to work from morning to night (idiom)
夙嫌
sù xián
old grudge
夙敌
sù dí
old foe
夙日
sù rì
at ordinary times
夙兴夜寐
sù xīng yè mèi
to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard
夙诺
sù nuò
old promise
夙愿
sù yuàn
long-cherished wish
夙愿以偿
sù yuàn yǐ cháng
a long-cherished ambition is realized
夙愿得偿
sù yuàn dé cháng
to have a long-cherished wish realized