睡

shuì

sh+uì·4th tone

to sleep · to lie down

Radical: 目 Strokes: 13 HSK 1

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

相眼目直真着省眉看眷瞻盲

Same radical

相眼目直真着省眉看眷瞻盲眠眩瞎

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Character Decomposition

睡=目+垂

Etymology

eye

Meanings

to sleep

to lie down

shuì

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Words with 睡 142 total

to sleep soundly · to fall into a deep sleep酣睡hān shuì to sleep heavily (due to illness, fatigue etc)昏睡hūn shuì drowsy · to doze · to nap瞌睡kē shuì sleeping posture睡相shuì xiàng night clothes · pajamas睡衣shuì yī couch睡椅shuì yǐ sleepiness睡意shuì yì asleep · sleeping soundly熟睡shú shuì to fall asleep入睡rù shuì sleeping bag睡袋shuì dài to go to bed · to sleep睡觉shuì jiào water lily睡莲shuì lián sleep; slumber睡梦shuì mèng

Idioms with 睡 5 total Chain

drowsy · sleepy (idiom)昏昏欲睡hūn hūn yù shuì (idiom) sleepy-eyed; still half asleep睡眼惺忪shuì yǎn xīng sōng

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