睡 — Chinese character
睡
shuì
to sleep, to doze
- Pinyin
- shuì
- Radical
- 109 ⽬ (Eye)
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- 目 垂
- Formation
- pictophonetic — eye; meaning component 目; sound component 垂
- Japanese
- 睡 as a kanji
Common words with 睡
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 睡觉 (睡覺) | shuì jiào | to go to bed; to sleep |
| 睡眠 | shuì mián | sleep; to sleep |
| 睡着 (睡著) | shuì zháo | to fall asleep |
| 入睡 | rù shuì | to fall asleep |
| 睡衣 | shuì yī | night clothes; pajamas |
| 沉睡 | chén shuì | to be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered |
| 熟睡 | shú shuì | asleep; sleeping soundly |
| 睡醒 | shuì xǐng | to wake up |
| 昏睡 | hūn shuì | to sleep heavily (due to illness, fatigue etc) |
| 午睡 | wǔ shuì | to take a nap in the afternoon |
| 睡梦中 (睡夢中) | shuì mèng zhōng | in one's sleep |
| 打瞌睡 | dǎ kē shuì | to doze; to nod off |
English words written with 睡
睡 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Zhuangzi 3
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