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Meaning of 睡

Pinyin shuì

Radical

目

Strokes

Definition

to sleep

Usage

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睡 [shuì] <动> 【本义】: 坐着打瞌睡【造字法】: 会意。从目，垂声。指眼睑下垂，打瞌睡。 1. 同本义 (doze off) - 闭目安息，大脑皮质处于休息状态。(Close eyes and rest, the cerebral cortex is in a resting state.) - 例如: ～意，～觉，～梦，～眠，入～，～魔(喻强烈的睡意)。 2. (中古以后为)睡着 (sleep) - 例如: - 《说文》：睡，坐寐也。(In "Shuōwén," it says: "Sleep, sitting and dozing.") - 《战国策·秦策》：读书欲睡，引锥自剌其股。(In "Zhan Guo Ce": "Wishing to sleep while reading, pricked his thigh with a nail.") - 《史记·商君列传》：孝公既见卫鞅，语事良久，孝公时时睡，弗听。(In "Shi Ji": "After seeing Wei Yang, Emperor Xiao spoke with him for a long time, but sometimes he slept and did not listen.") 3. 躺，躺下，躺卧 (lie; lie down) - 例如: - 睡鸭炉 (an ancient type of incense burner shaped like a sleeping duck). - 又如: 睡头 (sleeping interest); 睡呓 (sleep talk); 睡魔 (nightmare); 睡长觉 (to die); 睡鞋 (soft-soled shoes worn by women while sleeping).

嗜睡 shì shuì

drowsiness / somnolence

睡姿 shuì zī

sleeping posture

午睡 wǔ shuì

to take a nap / siesta

睡眼惺忪 shuì yǎn xīng sōng

have a drowsy look / sleepy with eyes half closed

昏睡 hūn shuì

sleep / drowse when unconscious / lethargic sleep / lethargy

昏昏欲睡 hūn hūn yù shuì

drowsy / sleepy (idiom)

睡梦 shuì mèng

slumber / sleep

睡熟 shuì shú

Sound asleep

熟睡 shú shuì

asleep / sleeping soundly

睡眠 shuì mián

sleep / to sleep / (computing) to enter sleep mode

睡觉 shuì jiào

to go to bed / to sleep

睡着 shuì zháo

to fall asleep

入睡 rù shuì

to fall asleep

睡意 shuì yì

sleepiness

瞌睡 kē shuì

drowsy / to doze / to nap

沉睡 chén shuì

to be fast asleep / (fig.) to lie dormant / to lie undiscovered

安睡 ān shuì

slumber / sleep peacefully

睡衣 shuì yī

night clothes / pajamas

打瞌睡 dǎ kē shuì

to doze off

睡醒 shuì xǐng

to wake up

睡袋 shuì dài

sleeping bag

酣睡 hān shuì

to sleep soundly / to fall into a deep sleep

瞌睡虫 kē shuì chóng

sandman / sleepy person / sleep insects

睡莲 shuì lián

water lily

鼾睡 hān shuì

sound, snoring sleep / heavy sleep / snore away soundly