Chinese symbol for “doze”
打瞌睡
dǎ kē shuì
to doze; to nod off
The closest CC-CEDICT match for doze is 打瞌睡 (dǎ kē shuì), defined as: to doze; to nod off.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “doze”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 盹 | dǔn | doze; nap |
| 假寐 | jiǎ mèi | to doze; to take a nap |
| 瞌睡 | kē shuì | drowsy; to doze |
| 小睡 | xiǎo shuì | to nap; to doze |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 打瞌睡.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打开 (打開) | dǎ kāi | to open; to show (a ticket) |
| 打击 (打擊) | dǎ jī | to hit; to strike |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | to plan; to intend |
| 打电话 (打電話) | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call |
| 打破 | dǎ pò | to break; to smash |
| 打败 (打敗) | dǎ bài | to defeat; to overpower |
| 瞌睡 | kē shuì | drowsy; to doze |
| 瞌睡虫 (瞌睡蟲) | kē shuì chóng | mythological insect that makes people doze off; (fig.) drowsiness |
| 睡觉 (睡覺) | shuì jiào | to go to bed; to sleep |
See also: Japanese symbol for “doze”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.