睡 shuì
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 目 — eye
- Made of
- 目 eye 垂 to hang, to dangle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
睡觉
shuìjiào
to sleep, to go to bed
Characters in this word
觉 jué
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- Made of
- ⺍ 冖 cover 见 to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 妹妹已经睡觉了。 Mèimei yǐjīng shuìjiào le. My younger sister is already asleep.
- 我想睡觉了。 Wǒ xiǎng shuìjiào le. I want to go to bed.
- 他每天十点睡觉。 Tā měitiān shí diǎn shuìjiào. He goes to bed at ten every day.