寐 — Chinese character
寐
mèi
sleep; asleep
- Pinyin
- mèi
- Radical
- 40 ⼧ (Roof)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 宀 爿 未
- Formation
- ideographic — A bed 爿 in a house 宀; 未 provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 寐 as a kanji
Common words with 寐
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 梦寐以求 (夢寐以求) | mèng mèi yǐ qiú | (lit.) to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom); (fig.) to deeply long for; to covet |
| 梦寐 (夢寐) | mèng mèi | to dream; to sleep |
| 假寐 | jiǎ mèi | to doze; to take a nap |
| 夙兴夜寐 (夙興夜寐) | sù xīng yè mèi | to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard; to study diligently |
| 寤寐 | wù mèi | (literary) awake or asleep; (fig.) all the time; constantly |
| 寤寐求之 | wù mèi qiú zhī | (idiom) to long for sb or sth day and night; to seek it unceasingly |
| 魇寐 (魘寐) | yǎn mèi | to have a nightmare |
寐 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 4
- Mencius 6B.13
- Zhuangzi The Identity of Contraries
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
- Zhuangzi The Circling Sky
- Zhuangzi Knowledge travels North
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