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眠

mián

sleep, shut-eye, hibernatation

🔤 Pictophonetic: 目 (eye) provides meaning, 民 provides pronunciation

HSK 5 10 strokes Common (20%)

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Component Breakdown

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目

mù

eye; to look, to see; division, topic

民

mín

citizens, subjects; a nation's people

⿰目民 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

mù

目

eye; to look, to see; division, topic

📷 Pictographic: An eye drawn on its side

5 strokes HSK 3

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

mín

民

citizens, subjects; a nation's people

💡 Ideographic: An eye 巳 pierced by a dagger 戈, an old mark of slavery

5 strokes HSK 4

sì

巳

the hours from 9 to 11; 6th terrestrial branch

3 strokes

gē

戈

spear, lance, halberd

📷 Pictographic: A spear pointing to the bottom-right

4 strokes

Words Using 眠 (33)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

失眠 ↗

shīmián

to suffer from insomnia

shīmián

失眠 ↗

HSK 5

to suffer from insomnia

to sleep / to hibernate

mián

眠 ↗

to sleep / to hibernate

to be unable to sleep at night

yèbùchéngmián

夜不成眠 ↗

to be unable to sleep at night

安眠药 ↗

ānmiányào

sleeping pill / CL:[[粒<lì>]]

ānmiányào

安眠药 ↗

sleeping pill / CL:[[粒<lì>]]

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