酣 hān
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 酉 — wine
- Made of
- 酉 wine 甘 sweet, tasty
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
酣睡
hānshuì
to sleep soundly
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 孩子在火车晃动中酣睡，似乎完全没有听见窗外的雷声。 Háizi zài huǒchē huàngdòng zhōng hānshuì, sìhū wánquán méiyǒu tīngjiàn chuāngwài de léishēng. The child slept soundly as the train rocked, apparently not hearing the thunder outside the window at all.
- 小猫在沙发上酣睡，一动也不动。 Xiǎomāo zài shāfā shang hānshuì, yí dòng yě bú dòng. The kitten is sound asleep on the sofa without moving at all.
- 累了一天，他倒在床上就酣睡起来。 Lèi le yì tiān, tā dǎo zài chuáng shang jiù hānshuì qǐlai. After a tiring day, he fell onto the bed and was soon fast asleep.
Related words
- 酣畅 hānchàng free and fluent; hearty and satisfying
- 睡 shuì to sleep
- 睡觉 shuìjiào to sleep, to go to bed
- 午睡 wǔshuì nap; midday sleep
- 睡着 shuìzháo to fall asleep
- 睡眠 shuìmián sleep
- 沉睡 chénshuì to sleep deeply; to lie dormant
- 睡袋 shuìdài sleeping bag
- 唤醒 huànxǐng to awaken; to arouse
- 催眠 cuīmián to hypnotise; to induce sleep
- 打盹儿 dǎdǔnr to doze off
- 呼 hū to exhale; to call out