Chinese symbol for “hypnotism”
催眠术
cuī mián shù
Traditional: 催眠術
hypnotism; hypnotherapy; mesmerism
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hypnotism is 催眠术 (cuī mián shù), defined as: hypnotism; hypnotherapy; mesmerism.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 催眠术.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 催眠 | cuī mián | to lull to sleep; to hypnotize |
| 催化剂 (催化劑) | cuī huà jì | catalyst |
| 催化 | cuī huà | to catalyze (a reaction); catalysis |
| 催生 | cuī shēng | to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby; (obstetrics) to induce labor |
| 催促 | cuī cù | to urge |
| 催泪弹 (催淚彈) | cuī lèi dàn | tear bomb; tear-gas grenade |
| 睡眠 | shuì mián | sleep; to sleep |
| 失眠 | shī mián | to suffer from insomnia |
| 技术 (技術) | jì shù | technology; technique; skill; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng),项 (xiàng) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hypnotism”.
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.