寐

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to sleep soundly

Formation & memory

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A bed 爿 in a house 宀; 未 provides the pronunciation

Components 宀爿未

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
梦寐以求	mèng mèi yǐ qiú	(lit.) to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom); (fig.) to deeply long for; to covet
寐龙	Mèi lóng	Mei, dinosaur genus; Mei long, dinosaur species
夙兴夜寐	sù xīng yè mèi	to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard; to study diligently; to burn the candl…
假寐	jiǎ mèi	to doze; to take a nap; nodding off to sleep
梦寐	mèng mèi	to dream; to sleep
寤寐求之	wù mèi qiú zhī	(idiom) to long for sb or sth day and night; to seek it unceasingly
魇寐	yǎn mèi	to have a nightmare
寤寐	wù mèi	(literary) awake or asleep; (fig.) all the time; constantly