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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mián | mian2
English translation
to sleep
to hibernate
sleep, shut-eye, hibernatation

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About 眠 mián

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

眠 mián

Contains the radical

目 mù

Part of speech

Verb-like morpheme / 动词性语素 Dòngcí xìng yǔsù

Learning hint

eye

Etymology of 眠 mián

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰目民

Semantic compound

目 mù

Phonetic compound

民 Mín

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 目 mù represents the meaning and 民 Mín represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 眠 mián

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春 chūn 眠 mián 不觉 bù jué 晓 xiǎo .

In spring, one sleeps and wakes up to find it is already day.

春 chūn 天 tiān 不 bù 是 shì 读书 dú shū 天 tiān ,夏日 xià rì 炎炎 yán yán 正好 zhènghǎo 眠 mián ,等到 děng dào 秋来冬 dōng 又 yòu 至 zhì ,收拾 shōushi 书包 shū bāo 待 dāi 明年 míng nián .

The sluggard's convenient season never comes.

挖 wā 也 Yě ` ` 失眠 shīmián 啊 ā ` ` 失眠 shīmián 咋 zǎ 办 bàn 捏 niē ?

Dig also'insomnia ah does'insomnia do how hold?

它 tā 想 xiǎng 把 bǎ 丹 dān 喂 wéi 得 dé 胖胖的 de ,陪 péi 它 tā 一起 yīqǐ 冬眠 dōng mián !

He's trying to fatten Dan up so they can hibernate together.

这 zhè 男孩 nán hái 的 de 不轨 bù guǐ 行为 xíngwéi ,使 shǐ 他 tā 的 de 母亲 mǔqīn 许多 xǔduō 夜 yè 不得 bù dé 安眠 ān mián .

The boy's misconduct cost his mother many sleepless nights.

Words with 眠 mián

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
睡眠 shuì mián sleep睡眠 shuì mián
失眠 shīmián to suffer from insomnia失眠 shīmián
催眠 cuī mián hypnosis催眠 cuī mián
眠 mián to sleep眠 mián
安眠药 ān mián yào sleeping pill安眠藥
冬眠 dōng mián hibernation冬眠 dōng mián
入眠 rù mián to fall asleep入眠 rù mián
长眠 cháng mián eternal rest (i.e. death)長眠
休眠 xiū mián inactive (volcano)休眠 xiū mián
安眠 ān mián to sleep peacefully安眠 ān mián
催眠术 cuī mián shù hypnotism催眠術
彻夜不眠 chè yè bù mián to be sleepless all night徹夜不眠
催眠曲 cuī mián qǔ lullaby催眠曲 cuī mián qǔ
催眠药 cuī mián yào soporific drug催眠藥
不眠不休 bù mián bù xiū without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)不眠不休 bù mián bù xiū
夜不成眠 yè bù chéng mián to be unable to sleep at night夜不成眠 yè bù chéng mián
酣眠 hān mián fast asleep酣眠 hān mián
睡眠者 shuì mián zhě sleeper睡眠者 shuì mián zhě
休眠火山 xiū mián huǒ shān dormant volcano休眠火山 xiū mián huǒ shān
永眠 yǒng mián eternal rest (i.e. death)永眠 yǒng mián
抵足而眠 dǐ zú ér mián lit. to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship抵足而眠 dǐ zú ér mián
我醉欲眠 wǒ zuì yù mián lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom)我醉欲眠 wǒ zuì yù mián
蚕眠 cán mián a silkworm's period of inactivity prior to molting蠶眠

眠 mián Decomposition & Compounds

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