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眠
mián
1. to sleep
2. to hibernate
Common • Top 7% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

眠
mián
sleep, shut-eye, hibernatation
HSK 5 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

催眠
cuīmián
hypnosis
入眠
rùmián
to fall asleep
冬眠
dōngmián
hibernation
失眠
shīmián
to suffer from insomnia
HSK 5
安眠
ānmián
to sleep peacefully
永眠
yǒngmián
eternal rest (i.e. death)
睡眠
shuìmián
sleep
蛰眠
zhémián
to hibernate
蚕眠
cánmián
hibernation period of silkworms
补眠
bǔmián
to catch up on sleep
酣眠
hānmián
to sleep soundly
长眠
chángmián
eternal rest (i.e. death)
催眠曲
cuīmiánqǔ
lullaby
催眠药
cuīmiányào
soporific drug
催眠术
cuīmiánshù
hypnotism
利眠宁
lìmiánnìng
chlordiazepoxide
安眠药
ānmiányào
sleeping pill
安眠酮
ānmiántóng
methaqualone
睡眠者
shuìmiánzhě
sleeper
睡眠虫
shuìmiánchóng
trypanosome

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Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,985
Word Frequency Rank
5,927 of 84,292

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