催 cuī
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 崔 high, lofty, towering
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
催眠
cuīmián
to hypnotise; to induce 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
- 医生通过催眠帮助患者回忆创伤经历，但整个过程必须严格受控。 Yīshēng tōngguò cuīmián bāngzhù huànzhě huíyì chuāngshāng jīnglì, dàn zhěnggè guòchéng bìxū yángé shòukòng. The doctor used hypnosis to help the patient recall traumatic experiences, but the whole process had to be strictly controlled.
- 这首轻柔的歌像催眠一样，让我很快睡着了。 Zhè shǒu qīngróu de gē xiàng cuīmián yíyàng, ràng wǒ hěn kuài shuìzháo le. This gentle song worked like a sleeping spell and I fell asleep quickly.
- 妈妈哼着摇篮曲，想给宝宝催眠。 Māma hēng zhe yáolánqǔ, xiǎng gěi bǎobao cuīmián. Mom hummed a lullaby, trying to lull the baby to sleep.
Related words
- 催促 cuīcù to urge; to press; to hasten
- 睡眠 shuìmián sleep
- 安眠药 ānmiányào sleeping pill
- 休眠 xiūmián to hibernate; to lie dormant; sleep mode
- 呼 hū to exhale; to call out
- 唤醒 huànxǐng to awaken; to arouse
- 呵 hē to breathe out; to blow warm air
- 酣睡 hānshuì to sleep soundly
- 哺乳 bǔrǔ to breastfeed; to suckle
- 沉睡 chénshuì to sleep deeply; to lie dormant
- 高龄 gāolíng advanced age; elderly
- 打盹儿 dǎdǔnr to doze off