Chinese symbol for “sleep”
睡
shuì
to sleep; to lie down
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sleep is 睡 (shuì), defined as: to sleep; to lie down.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “sleep”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 睡眠 | shuì mián | sleep; to sleep |
| 眠 | mián | to sleep; to hibernate |
| 睡梦 (睡夢) | shuì mèng | sleep; slumber |
| 眼屎 | yǎn shǐ | sleep (dried mucus in the corner of the eye) |
| 睡觉 (睡覺) | shuì jiào | to go to bed; to sleep |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sleep”.
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.