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Chinese symbol for “hypnotize”

催眠
cuī mián
to lull to sleep; to hypnotize

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hypnotize is 催眠 (cuī mián), defined as: to lull to sleep; to hypnotize.

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

催 cuī
to press, to urge
radical 9 ⼈ · 13 strokes
眠 mián
sleep, shut-eye, hibernatation
radical 109 ⽬ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 催眠.

WordPinyinMeaning
催化剂 (催化劑)cuī huà jìcatalyst
催化cuī huàto catalyze (a reaction); catalysis
催生cuī shēngto pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby; (obstetrics) to induce labor
催促cuī cùto urge
催泪弹 (催淚彈)cuī lèi dàntear bomb; tear-gas grenade
睡眠shuì miánsleep; to sleep
失眠shī miánto suffer from insomnia
冬眠dōng miánto hibernate; hibernation

See also: Japanese symbol for “hypnotize”.

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.

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