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
睡着
shuìzháo
to fall asleep
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 宝宝睡着了。 Bǎo bao shuì zháo le. The baby fell asleep.
- 他又睡着了。 Tā yòu shuì zháo le. He fell asleep again.
- 我快睡着了。 Wǒ kuài shuì zháo le. I am about to fall asleep.
Related words
- 睡 shuì to sleep
- 睡觉 shuìjiào to sleep, to go to bed
- 午睡 wǔshuì nap; midday sleep
- 睡眠 shuìmián sleep
- 着 zhe particle for an ongoing action or state (-ing)
- 接着 jiēzhe then; to continue
- 着 zháo to successfully do (result ending)
- 着火 zháohuǒ to catch fire
- 着急 zháojí worried; anxious
- 随着 suízhe following; as
- 意味着 yìwèizhe to mean
- 用不着 yòngbuzháo need not