1. 睡
  2. 眠

睡

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  • 962nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 36 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
睡→
目垂
2Radical
睡→
目eye㇒N/A十ten士scholar艹grass
3Graphical
睡→
口二㇒一丨一丨一艹

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shuì (shui4)to sleep

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 睡 shuì (shui4)The component 垂 is pronounced as 'chuí' (chui2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 睡 shuì (shui4)The component 十 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 睡 shuì (shui4)The component 士 is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

睡觉 (睡覺)

Uncommon

入睡 
睡意 
睡眠 
睡着 (睡著)
睡衣 
睡醒 
瞌睡 

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眠

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  • 1983rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 27 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
眠→
目民
2Radical
眠→
目eye巳oneself㇂N/A一one
3Graphical
眠→
口二丨匚乚㇂一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mián (mian2)sleep

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 眠 mián (mian2)The component 民 is pronounced as 'mín' (min2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 眠 mián (mian2)The component 目 is pronounced as 'mù' (mu4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

失眠 

Uncommon

入眠 
睡眠 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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