睡
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to sleep; to lie down
- HSK 3.0
- Level 1
- Old HSK
- Level 1
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 目 +9
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 睡
- Common rank
- #1,304
- Unicode
- U+7761
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Formation & memory
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Words with 睡
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 睡觉 | to go to bed; to sleep | |
| 睡美人 | Sleeping Beauty | |
| 睡过头 | to oversleep | |
| 睡得着 | to fall asleep; to get to sleep | |
| 席地而睡 | to sleep on the ground | |
| 小睡 | to nap; to doze | |
| 安睡 | to sleep soundly | |
| 睡相 | sleeping posture | |
| 睡意 | sleepiness | |
| 发作性嗜睡病 | narcolepsy | |
| 好睡 | good night | |
| 入睡 | to fall asleep | |
| 早睡早起 | early to bed, early to rise; to keep early hours | |
| 睡梦中 | in one's sleep | |
| 吃喝拉撒睡 | (coll.) eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping; the mundane necessities of e… | |
| 装睡 | to pretend to be asleep | |
| 洗洗睡 | to have a shower and go to bed; (fig.) (slang) (neologism) (often sarcastic) to give up on… | |
| 睡房 | bedroom | |
| 安睡裤 | disposable period underwear (esp. for overnight use) | |
| 睡着 | to fall asleep |
Sound family
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