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
睡眠
shuìmián
sleep
Characters in this word
眠 mián
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 目 — eye
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 睡眠很好。 Shuìmián hěn hǎo. The sleep is very good.
- 我需要睡眠。 Wǒ xūyào shuìmián. I need sleep.
- 睡眠很重要。 Shuìmián hěn zhòngyào. Sleep is very important.