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Character Decomposition
眠=目+民
Etymology
eye
Meanings
to sleep
to hibernate
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Words with 眠 102 total
to lull to sleep · to hypnotize催眠cuī miánto hibernate · hibernation冬眠dōng miánto fall asleep入眠rù miánsleep · to sleep · (computing) to enter sleep mode睡眠shuì mián(biology) dormant · (of a volcano) dormant · (computing) to hibernate休眠xiū miánto promote sleep助眠zhù miánto suffer from insomnia失眠shī miánto sleep peacefully安眠ān miánto pass away; to die; to rest eternally永眠yǒng miánto sleep well; to get restful sleep · (medicine) to be anesthetized舒眠shū miánto hibernate蛰眠zhé miána silkworm's period of inactivity prior to molting蚕眠cán miánto catch up on sleep补眠bǔ miánto sleep soundly; to be fast asleep酣眠hān mián
Idioms with 眠 16 total Chain
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